Electromagnetic fields from mobile phones do not affect the inner auditory system of Sprague-Dawley rats

Radiation Research

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 798-804

  Galloni, Paolo ^a   Parazzini, Marta ^b   Piscitelli, Marta ^a   Pinto, Rosanna ^b   Lovisolo, Giorgio A ^a   Tognola, Gabriella ^b   Marino, Carmela ^a   Ravazzani, Paolo ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY SYSTEM; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HAIR CELL; HEARING TEST; INNER EAR; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; EAR, INNER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 28044458089     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3449.1     Document Type: Article

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