Teratogenic effect of broad-band electromagnetic field on neonatal mice (Mus musculus)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2465-2481

  Gagnon, Z E ^a   Newkirk, C ^a   Conetta, J A ^b   Sama, M A ^a   Sisselman, S ^a  

^a MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Electromagnetic radiation; Hematology; Pathology; Teratogenicity; Thymus

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; VISCOSITY;

HEMATOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX ATROPHY; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENAL NECROSIS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CELL INCLUSION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ERYTHROBLAST; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROOMING; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPIDOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOMA CELL; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERATOGENICITY; THYMUS CYST; TISSUE DEGENERATION; ZONA FASCICULATA; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MICE; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS;

EID: 0141619219     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120024449     Document Type: Article

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