Evaluation of hormonal change, biochemical parameters, and histopathological status of uterus in rats exposed to 50-Hz electromagnetic field

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Aydin, M ^a   Cevik, A ^a   Kandemir, Fm ^a   Yuksel, M ^a   Apaydin, Am ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

electromagnetic fields; female rat; histopathological events; hormonal status

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY; RAT; UTERUS; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERUS;

RATTUS;

EID: 67149126740     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233709102717     Document Type: Article

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