Influence of 50 Hz magnetic field on sex hormones and body, uterine, and ovarian weights of adult female rats

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-163

  Al Akhras, Moh'D Ali ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

ELF MF; Female rats; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY (ELF); FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH); MAGNETIC (CE); SEX HORMONES; SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UTERUS;

EID: 46249127286     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370802072125     Document Type: Article

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