Effect of extremely low frequency magnetic field on antioxidant activity in plasma and red blood cells in spot welders

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-266

  Sharifian, Akbar ^a   Gharavi, Marjan ^a   Pasalar, Parvin ^a   Aminian, Omid ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF MF); Glutathione peroxidase (GPX); Spot welder; Superoxide dismutase (SOD); Total serum antioxidant status (TAS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ERYTHROCYTES; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WELDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249144019     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0332-2     Document Type: Article

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