Effects of 60 Hz electromagnetic field exposure on testicular germ cell apoptosis in mice

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Lee, Jin Sang ^a   Ahn, Sang Seok ^a   Jung, Kyeong Cheon ^a   Kim, Yoon Woon ^a   Lee, Sang Kon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

7 aminoactinomycin D; Apoptosis; Electromagnetic field; Flow cytometry; Testis; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

7 AMINODACTINOMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN SIZE; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 1842587842     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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