Effects of acute exposure to a 1439 MHz electromagnetic field on the microcirculatory parameters in rat brain

In Vivo

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-562

  Masuda, Hiroshi ^a   Ushiyama, Akira ^a   Hirota, Shogo ^a   Wake, Kanako ^b   Watanabe, Soichi ^b   Yamanaka, Yukio ^b   Taki, Masao ^c   Ohkubo, Chiyoji ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute exposure; Blood brain barrier; Cerebral microcirculation; Closed cranial window; Electromagnetic field; Leukocyte behavior; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 34547785540     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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