Non-thermal effects of EMF upon the mammalian brain: The Lund experience

Environmentalist

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-500

  Salford, Leif G ^a,b   Nittby, Henrietta ^a,b   Brun, Arne ^a,b   Grafström, Gustav ^a,b   Eberhardt, Jacob L ^a,b   Malmgren, Lars ^a,b   Persson, Bertil R R ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Albumin; Blood brain barrier; Mobile phones; Neurons; Radio frequency Electromagnetic fields; Rats

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GENE EXPRESSION; MAMMAL; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 35348813671     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9118-4     Document Type: Article

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