Effects of extremely low-frequency magnetic field on mouse epididymis and deferens ducts

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-89

  Rajaei, Farzad ^a   Farokhi, Mehdi ^a   Ghasemi, Nazem ^a   Pahlevan, Ali Asghar ^a  

^a QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Deferens duct; Electromagnetic field; Epididymis; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENITAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION RESPONSE; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS WEIGHT; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 70449707608     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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