Effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in rabbits

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 429-436

  Budak, Gürer G ^a   Budak, Bilgehan ^b   Öztürk, Göknur Güler ^a   Muluk, Nuray Bayar ^c   Apan, Alpaslan ^c   Seyhan, Nesrin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cochlear functions; Extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMF); Rabbit; Transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; RABBITS;

EID: 58649096567     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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