Continuous exposure to 60Hz magnetic fields induces duration- and dose-dependent apoptosis of testicular germ cells

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 100-107

  Kim, Hee Sung ^a   Park, Byung Jae ^a   Jang, Hye Jin ^a   Ipper, Nagesh S ^a   Kim, Seung Han ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Jeon, Sung Ho ^a   Lee, Kwang Soo ^a   Lee, Sang Kon ^a   Kim, Nam ^b   Ju, Young Jun ^c   Gimm, Yoon Myoung ^c   Kim, Yoon Won ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

60Hz; Apoptosis; Magnetic field; Seminiferous tubule; Sperm; Testicular germ cell

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAMMALS;

60HZ; CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE; DOSE-DEPENDENT; EXPOSED TO; GERM CELLS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MALE MOUSE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERM; TESTICULAR GERM CELL;

CELL DEATH;

MUS;

60 HZ; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MOUSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTICULAR GERM CELL; TESTIS; TIME;

60 HZ; APOPTOSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERM; TESTICULAR GERM CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891916403     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.21819     Document Type: Article

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