Radiofrequency (RF) Effects on Blood Cells, Cardiac, Endocrine, and Immunological Functions

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2003, Pages

  Black, David R ^a   Heynick, Louis N ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Independent Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Hematological; Hormone; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; MAMMALS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

BLOOD CELLS; CARDIAC FUNCTIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR; CELL FUNCTIONS; ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS; HEMATOLOGICAL; PITUITARY; RADIOFREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; WHITE CELL;

HORMONES;

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; HORMONE;

BLOOD CELL; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART FUNCTION; HEATING; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTE; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ANIMAL; ENDOCRINE GLAND; HEART; HEAT; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; HEART; HEAT; HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICROWAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 1242269095     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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