The effect of extremely low frequency magnetic field on the conjunctiva and goblet cells

Current Eye Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 441-446

  Keklikci, Ugur ^a   Akpolat, Veysi ^a   Ozekinci, Selver ^a   Unlu, Kaan ^a   Celik, M Salih ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Electromagnetic field; Goblet cell; Inflammation; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOSIS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GOBLET CELL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OVARY INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EDEMA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GOBLET CELLS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 47349111085     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680802074867     Document Type: Article

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