Suppression of natural killer cell activity on Candida Stellatoidea by a 50 Hz magnetic field

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-85

  Canseven, Ayse G ^a   Seyhan, Nesrin ^a   Mirshahidi, Saeid ^b   Imir, Turgut ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

C. Stellatoidea; ELF magnetic field; Environmental magnetic field; In vivo; NK cytotoxic activity

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; FUNGI; IMMUNOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

CANDIDA STELLATOIDEA; ELF MAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETIC FIELD; IN VIVO; NATURAL KILLER (NK) CELLS; NK CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY;

CELLS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CYTOLOGY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GUINEA PIGS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; SPLEEN;

EID: 33745136112     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370600697453     Document Type: Article

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