50 Hz magnetic fields of 1 mT do not promote lymphoma development in AKR/J mice

Radiation Research

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-349

  Sommer, Angela M ^a   Lerchl, Alexander ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; LYMPHOMA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME; THYMUS LYMPHOMA;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; LYMPHOMA; MAGNETICS; MICE; MICE, INBRED AKR; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL RATE; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644552407     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3513.1     Document Type: Article

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