Influence of electromagnetic fields on bone mass and growth in developing rats: A morphometric, densitometric, and histomorphometric study

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 533-537

  Gonzalez Riola J ^a   Pamies, J A ^a   Hernandez E R ^a   Revilla, M ^a   Seco, C ^a   Villa, L F ^a   Rico, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Bone growth; Bone histomorphometry; Electromagnetic fields; Female rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MASS; BONE MINERALIZATION; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE RESORPTION; CALIBRATION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FEMUR; ORGAN SIZE; RATS;

EID: 0342683799     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900276     Document Type: Article

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