Decreased chemotaxis of human peripheral phagocytes exposed to a strong static magnetic field

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-65

  Sipka, Sándor ^a   Szollosi I ^a   Batta, Gy ^b   Szegedi, Gy ^a   Illes A ^a   Bako Gy ^a   Novak D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Monocytes; Neutrophils; Phagocytes; Strong static magnetic field

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; PYROXYLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PHAGOCYTE;

ADULT; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPLEMENT C5A; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTES;

EID: 3042539328     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.91.2004.1.4     Document Type: Article

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