Expression of the immediate early gene, c-fos, in mouse brain after acute global system for mobile communication microwave exposure

Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-233

  Finnie, John W ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; c fos expression; Mobile phones; Mouse

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C FOS;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 21744457300     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020500098942     Document Type: Article

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