Protein kinase C activity in developing rat brain cells exposed to 2.45 GHz radiation

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-70

  Paulraj, R ^a   Behari, J ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brain cells; Microwave radiation; Morphology; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELLS; FREQUENCIES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARDS; MICROWAVES; MORPHOLOGY;

BRAIN CELLS; BRAIN GROWTH; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ENZYMES;

ANIMALIA;

PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROWAVES; NEUROGLIA; PROTEIN KINASE C; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33645701519     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370600581939     Document Type: Article

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