Influence of 400, 900, and 1900 MHz electromagnetic fields on Lemna minor growth and peroxidase activity

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-193

  Tkalec, Mirta ^a   Malarić, Krešimir ^b   Pevalek Kozlina, Branka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Duckweed; Enzyme activity; GTEM cell; Microwave frequencies; Radio frequencies

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

900 MHZ; DUCKWEED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; GIGA-HERTZ TRANSVERSAL ELECTROMAGNETIC CELLS; LEMNA MINOR; LEMNA MINOR L; LIVING ORGANISMS; MICROWAVES FREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCIES;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCKWEED; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LEMNA MINOR; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 16244397348     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20104     Document Type: Article

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