Analysis of DNA fragmentation in mouse embryos exposed to an extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 246-252

  Borhani, Nasim ^a   Rajaei, Farzad ^a   Salehi, Zivar ^b   Javadi, Amir ^a  

^a QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; DNA fragmentation; Electromagnetic field; Mouse

Indexed keywords

2-GROUP; BLASTOCYST; CHI-SQUARE TESTS; CONTROL GROUPS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; DNA DAMAGES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMF EXPOSURE; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPINS; MANN-WHITNEY U-TEST; MOUSE; MOUSE EMBRYOS;

DNA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAMMALS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CYTOLOGY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80455174103     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2011.589556     Document Type: Article

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