Non-thermal exposure to radiofrequency energy from digital wireless phones does not affect ornithine decarboxylase activity in L929 cells

Radiation Research

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 488-491

  Desta, Abiy B ^a   Owen, Russell D ^a   Cress, Larry W ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HFZ 114 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FIBROBLAST; HEATING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TELEPHONE;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLASTS; HEAT; MICE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; RADIO WAVES; REFERENCE VALUES;

MURINAE;

EID: 0141764862     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3054     Document Type: Article

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