Bioeffects of microwave - a brief review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Banik, S ^a   Bandyopadhyay, S ^a   Ganguly, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON JUTE AND ALLIED FIBRE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Athermal effect; Bioeffects; Biotechnology; Genetic mutation; Microwave

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HEALTH HAZARDS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM;

MICROWAVES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; DROSOPHILA; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FROG; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH RATE; HEATING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISM; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; STRESS; TERATOGENESIS; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; VIRULENCE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL DIVISION; DNA DAMAGE; GENETICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL DIVISION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MICROWAVES;

EID: 0037374973     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(02)00169-4     Document Type: Review

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