Immunotropic influence of 900 MHz microwave GSM signal on human blood immune cells activated in vitro

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-51

  Stankiewicz, Wanda ^a   Da̧browski, Marek P ^a   Kubacki, Roman ^a   Sobiczewska, Elzbieta ^a   Szmigielski, Stanisław ^a  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

900 GHz GSM signal; Immune cells; Immune functions; In vitro; Microwaves

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MICROWAVES;

900 GHZ GSM SIGNAL; IMMUNE CELLS; IMMUNE FUNCTIONS; IN VITRO;

IMMUNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MONOCYTE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CELL CYCLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICROWAVES; MONOCYTES;

EID: 33645705527     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370600572961     Document Type: Article

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