Effect of 50 Hz, 0.2 mT Magnetic Fields on RBC Properties and Heart Functions of Albino Rats

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 535-545

  Ali, Fadel M ^a   Mohamed, Wael S ^a   Mohamed, Mostafa R ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Dielectric relaxation; ECG; Hemoglobin; Magnetic field effects; Membrane structure; Osmotic fragility; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; HEMOGLOBIN; OSMOSIS; RATS;

CELL FUNCTIONS; DIELECTRICS PROPERTY; FOUR-GROUP; HAEMOGLOBINS; HEART FUNCTION; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MAGNETIC-FIELD EFFECTS; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PROPERTY; RED BLOOD CELL;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELASTICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTE STRUCTURE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEMOLYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEMOLYSIS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RATS;

EID: 2142689203     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10134     Document Type: Article

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