Inhibition in the growth of thistles (Cynara cardunculus L.) and lentils (Lens culinaris L.) due to chronic exposure to 50-Hz, 15-μT electromagnetic fields

Electro- and Magnetobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-156

  Picazo, M L ^a   Martinez E ^b   Carbonell, M V ^b   Raya, A ^b   Amaya, J M ^b   Bardasano, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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