Exposure to 50-Hz sinusoidal electromagnetic field induces changes in the antioxidant defense system and inhibits lipid peroxidation in mice

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-14

  Singh, Satnam ^a   Kaur, Majit ^b   Khanduja, K L ^b   Mittal, P K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

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