Electromagnetic fields (1.8 GHz) increase the permeability to sucrose of the blood - Brain barrier in vitro

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 338-345

  Schirmacher, A ^c   Winters, S ^c   Fischer, S ^c   Goeke, J ^c   Galla, H J ^c   Kulinick, U ^a   Ringelstein, E B ^c   Stogbauer F ^b  

^a Inst F Mobil S   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Brain capillary endothelial cells; Co culture; GSM standard; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

1.8 GHZ; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; CO-CULTURES; EXPOSED TO; GSM STANDARDS; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO MODELS; RADIOFREQUENCIES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWINE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROWAVES; PERMEABILITY; RATS; SUCROSE; SWINE;

EID: 0034218269     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186X(200007)21:5<338::AID-BEM2>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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