Effect of global system for mobile communication microwave exposure on the genomic response of the rat brain

Neuroscience

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 627-639

  Fritze, K ^a   Wiessner, C ^a   Kuster, N ^c   Sommer, C ^b   Gass, P ^b   Hermann, D M ^a   Kiessling, M ^b   Hossmann, K A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Immunocytochemistry; In situ hybridization; Mobile communication; Mobile telephony; Radiofrequency exposure

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 2; GENOME; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; IMMEDIATE-EARLY PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICROWAVES; NEUROGLIA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEPHONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0031587265     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00228-5     Document Type: Article

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