Differential numbers of foci of lymphocytes within the brains of lewis rats exposed to weak complex nocturnal magnetic fields during development of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-184

  Persinger, Michael A ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulated magnetic fields; Central grey; Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis; Optic chiasm; Rapid eye movement (REM); Rat brain 7 Hz 40 Hz

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEWIS RAT; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; RAT; REM SLEEP;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MESENCEPHALON; OPTIC CHIASM; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 58149267716     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450802507697     Document Type: Article

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