Influence of a 50 Hz extra low frequency electromagnetic field on spermatozoa motility and fertilization rates in rabbits

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1041-1047

  Roychoudhury, Shubhadeep ^a   Jedlicka, Jaroslav ^b   Parkanyi, Vladimir ^b   Rafay, Jan ^b   Ondruska, Lubomir ^b   Massanyi, Peter ^a   Bulla, Jozef ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^b Animal Production Research Centre Nitra   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

CASA; ELF EMF; Fertilization rate; Rabbit; Spermatozoa motility

Indexed keywords

CONTROL GROUPS; EMF EXPOSURE; EXTRA LOW FREQUENCIES; FERTILIZATION RATES; IN-VITRO; LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD;

BODY FLUIDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

ELECTRIC FURNACES;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 70350437878     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520902997029     Document Type: Article

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