Effects of electromagnetic radiation from a cellular telephone on epidermal Merkel cells

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-138

  Irmak, M Kemal ^a   Oztas, Emin ^a   Yagmurca, Murat ^b   Fadillioglu, Ersin ^b   Bakir, Bilal ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EXOCYTOSIS; MERKEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; TELEPHONE;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; RATS;

EID: 0037303290     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0303-6987.2003.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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