Sinusoidal magnetic fields: Effects on the growth and ergosterol content in mycorrhizal fungi

Electro- and Magnetobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-142

  Ružič, Romana ^a   Gogala, Nada ^b   Jerman, Igor ^a  

^a The Institute for Bioelectromagnetics and New Biology Ljubljana   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic stimulation; Ergosterol; Growth; Mycorrhizal fungi; Pisolithus tinctorius

Indexed keywords

EID: 0642343243     PISSN: 10619526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368379709009838     Document Type: Article

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