Expression of the immediate early gene, c-fos , in fetal brain after whole of gestation exposure of pregnant mice to global system for mobile communication microwaves

Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 333-335

  Finnie, John W ^b   Cai, Zhao ^b   Blumbergs, Peter C ^a   Manavis, Jim ^b   Kuchel, Timothy R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

c fos; Fetal brain; Mobile telephony; Stress response

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PREGNANCY; RADIOFREQUENCY; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, FOS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROWAVES; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; STRESS;

EID: 33747620874     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020600820864     Document Type: Article

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