Long-term exposure of rats to a 2.45 GHz electromagnetic field: Effects on reproductive function

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1308-1314

  Kim, Ji Yoon ^a   Kim, Hyun Tae ^a   Moon, Ki Hak ^a   Shin, Hyoun Jin ^b  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Leydig cells; Spermatocytes; Spermatogenesis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROWAVE OVEN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 38049101325     PISSN: 04944747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2007.48.12.1308     Document Type: Article

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