Exposure setup to study potential adverse effects at GSM 1800 and UMTS frequencies on the auditory systems of rats

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-482

  Lopresto, V ^a   Pinto, R ^a   de Vita, A ^a,b   Mancini, S ^a   Galloni, P ^a   Marino, C ^a   Ravazzani, P ^c   Lovisolo, G A ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEARING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CELLULAR PHONE; COCHLEA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROWAVES; RADIO WAVES; RATS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 34548712313     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl504     Document Type: Article

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