Effect of weak electromagnetic field on cardiac work, concentration of thyroid hormones and blood aminotransferase level in the chick embryo

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-392

  Pawlak, Krzysztof ^a   Sechman, Andrzej ^a   Nieckarz, Zenon ^b   Wojtysiak, Dorota ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ballistocardiography; Chick embryo; Thyroid hormones; Weak electromagnetic field

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; OVUM;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; OVUM; THYROID HORMONES; THYROXINE; TRANSAMINASES; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 84881345623     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.2013.014     Document Type: Article

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