Blood-brain barrier permeability in rats exposed to electromagnetic fields used in wireless communication

Wireless Networks

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 455-461

  Persson, Bertil R R ^a,b   Salford, Leif G ^a,b   Brun, Arne ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MICROWAVES; PULSE MODULATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; RADIO COMMUNICATION;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTINUOUS WAVE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 0031273912     PISSN: 10220038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019150510840     Document Type: Article

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