Eight-week toxicity study of 60 Hz magnetic fields in F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-63

  Bookman, G A ^a   Gauger, J R ^b   Johnson, T R ^b   Tomlinson, M J ^c   Findlay, J C ^b   Travlos, G S ^a   McCormick, D L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b IIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Pathology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER WEIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85033532102     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.2257     Document Type: Article

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