Reversible irritative effect of acute 2.45GHz microwave exposure on rabbit eyes - A preliminary evaluation

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-203

  Saito, Kenichi ^a   Saiga, Toshikazu ^b   Suzuki, Katsushi ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eyeball; Microwave; Miosis; Pupillary congestion; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EYE TOXICITY; FEMALE; FIBROGENESIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MIOSIS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031660211     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.23.3_197     Document Type: Article

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