Role of Modulation on the Effect of Microwaves on Ornithine Decarboxylase Activity in L929 Cells

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 132-141

  Penafiel, L Miguel ^a   Litovitz, Theodore ^a   Krause, David ^a   Desta, Abiy ^a   Mullins, J Michael ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; EMFs

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; CELLULAR PHONE; CONTROL LEVEL; DIGITAL CELLULAR; EXPOSURE-TIME; L929 CELLS; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; TRANSMISSION FREQUENCIES;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOUSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELEPHONE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLASTS; MICE; MICROWAVES; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; RADIO WAVES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030627786     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1997)18:2<132::AID-BEM6>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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