Whole-body microwave exposure emitted by cellular phones and testicular function of rats

Urological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-223

  Dasdag, S ^a   Ketani, M A ^a   Akdag, Z ^a   Ersay, A R ^a   Sari, I ^a   Demirtas, O C ^a   Celik, M S ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; Microwave; Reproductive function; Testes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TELEPHONE; TESTIS INJURY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; MALE; MICROWAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TELEPHONE; TESTIS;

EID: 0033058287     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050113     Document Type: Article

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