Sub-acute exposure to magnetic field induced apoptosis in thymus female rats

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 292-297

  Chater, S ^a   Abdelmelek, H ^a   Couton, D ^b   Joulin, V ^b   Sakly, M ^a   Ben Rhouma, K ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Kidney; Liver; Magnetic field; Rat; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MAGNETIC FIELD; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RAT; THYMUS;

EID: 25644459989     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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