Effect of 50-Hz 1-mT magnetic field on the uterus and ovaries of rats (Electron microscopy evaluation)

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Aksen, Feyzan ^a   Akdag, M Zulkuf ^a   Ketani, Aydin ^b   Yokus, Beran ^b   Kaya, Abdurrahman ^a   Dasdag, Suleyman ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; ELF magnetic field; Histopathology; Malondialdehyde; Ovary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; OVARY; RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MAGNETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OVARY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERUS;

EID: 33744958888     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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