Bioeffects Induced by Exposure to Microwaves Are Mitigated by Superposition of ELF Noise

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 422-430

  Litovitz, T A ^a   Penafiel, L M ^a   Farrel, J M ^a,c   Krause, D ^a   Meister, R ^b   Mullins, J M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b Catholic University of America   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulation; Biological effects; Cellular phones; EMFs

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

AMPLITUDE-MODULATED; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CELLULAR PHONE; DIGITAL CELLULAR PHONES; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; L929 CELLS; LOW FREQUENCY FIELDS; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE; MICROWAVE FIELD; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION;

ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENZYME INDUCTION; L CELL; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOUSE; NOISE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TELEPHONE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENZYME INDUCTION; L CELLS (CELL LINE); MICE; MICROWAVES; NOISE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030626350     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1997)18:6<422::AID-BEM4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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