Effects of 60 Hz 14 μT magnetic field on the apoptosis of testicular germ cell in mice

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-72

  Kim, Yoon Won ^a   Kim, Hee Sung ^a   Lee, Jin Sang ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Lee, Sang Kon ^a   Seo, Jae Nam ^a   Jung, Kyeong Cheon ^b   Kim, Nam ^c   Gimm, Youn Myoung ^d  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

60 Hz magnetic field; Apoptosis; Germ cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAMMALS;

60 HZ MAGNETIC FIELD; BALB/C MICE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL APOPTOSIS; CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; FIELD EXPOSURE; GERM CELLS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; TESTIS;

CELL DEATH;

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

MUS;

EID: 58649123605     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20448     Document Type: Article

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