Alteration of nitric oxide production in rats exposed to a prolonged, extremely low-frequency magnetic field

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-106

  Akdag, M Zulkuf ^a   Bilgin, M Hakki ^a   Dasdag, Suleyman ^a   Tumer, Cemil ^b  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ELF magnetic fields; Nitric oxide; Rats

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; REACTION KINETICS;

EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; GRIESS REACTION; METHACRYLATE BOXES; SERUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

RATTUS;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547327588     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370701357866     Document Type: Article

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