The 1.5 GHz electromagnetic near-field used for cellular phones does not promote rat liver carcinogenesis in a medium-term liver bioassay

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 995-1002

  Imaida, Katsumi ^a   Taki, Masao ^b   Watanabe, So Ichi ^c   Kamimura, Yoshitsugu ^d   Ito, Takayasu ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ito, Nobuyuki ^e   Shirai, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications   (Japan)

^d UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1.5 GHz electromagnetic field; Cellular phone; Medium term liver bioassay; Promotion of carcinogenesis; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; JAPAN; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MALE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031786647     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb00487.x     Document Type: Article

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