Possible combined effects of 900 MHZ continuous-wave electromagnetic fields and gentamicin on the auditory system of rats

Radiation Research

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 600-605

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

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; COCHLEA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HAIR CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HEARING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GENTAMICINS; HEARING; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 34249934681     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0779.1     Document Type: Article

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