The effects of low frequency electric field in rat testis

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 206-212

  Erpek, S ^a   Bilgin, M D ^a   Dikicioglu, E ^a   Karul, A ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electric field; Histology; Rat; Testis

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34249931985     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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