The effect of low electromagnetic field in the cerebellar layers of mice

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 601-606

  Rosli, Y ^a,b   Teoh, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Electromagnetic field; EMF; Purkinjie cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PURKINJE CELL; THICKNESS;

MUS;

EID: 67650649500     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.601.606     Document Type: Article

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