Lack of Alterations on Meiotic Chromosomes and Morphological Characteristics of Male Germ Cells in Mice Exposed to a 60 Hz and 2.0 mT Magnetic Field

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Heredia Rojas, J Antonio ^a   Caballero Hernandez, Diana E ^a   Rodriguez De La Fuente, Abraham O ^a   Ramos Alfano, Gerardo ^a   Rodriguez Flores, Laura E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b Medicina UANL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; ELF magnetic fields; Mouse germ cells; Sperm abnormalities

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; ELF MAGNETIC FIELDS; EXPOSED TO; GERM CELLS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MEIOTIC CHROMOSOMES; MITOMYCIN C; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MOUSE GERM CELL; SPERM ABNORMALITY;

CHROMOSOMES;

MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; GERM CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842785015     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10184     Document Type: Article

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