Review of in vivo static and ELF electric fields studies performed at Gazi Biophysics Department

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-323

  Seyhan, Nesrin ^a   Güler, Göknur ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Collagen; ELF electric field; Free oxygen radical; Static electric field

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; COLLAGEN; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ENZYMES; FREE RADICALS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; TISSUE;

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES; BIOELECTROMAGNETIC LABORATORY; BIOPHYSICS; PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR SYSTEMS; STATIC ELECTRIC FIELDS;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS;

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; OXYGEN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GUINEA PIG; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SPLEEN; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FREE RADICALS; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MICE; OXYGEN; SPLEEN; TESTIS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33845614968     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370601054803     Document Type: Review

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