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Short term effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields exposure on Alzheimer's disease in rats

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Zhang Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Li N · 2015

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This study examined the short-term effects of extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic field exposure on Alzheimer's disease in rat models. No abstract was provided, so specific findings cannot be detailed.

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Zhang Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Li N (2015). Short term effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields exposure on Alzheimer's disease in rats.
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@article{zhang_y_liu_x_zhang_j_li_n_ce4611,
  author = {Zhang Y and Liu X and Zhang J and Li N},
  title = {Short term effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields exposure on Alzheimer's disease in rats},
  year = {2015},
  doi = {10.1038/nature14659},
  
}
DOI: 10.1038/nature14659

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