Integrated Models for the analysis of biological effects of em fields used for mobile communications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue , 2000, Pages 2082-2093

  Apollonio, Francesca ^a   Liberti, Micaela ^a   D’lnzeo, Guglielmo ^a   Tarricone, Luciano ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Italian InterUniversity Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioelectromagnetics; Interaction modeling; Ionic channel; Mobile systems; Neuron

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTROMAGNETICS; INTERACTION MODELING; IONIC CHANNEL; NEURONS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; PHYSIOLOGY;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 0034317364     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.884199     Document Type: Article

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