Effects of electromagnetic field produced by mobile phones on the oxidant and antioxidant status of rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 4271-4274

  Elhag, M A ^a   Nabil, Ghada M ^b   Attia, Atef M M ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Electromagnetic; Mobile; Radiation

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 36348994394     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.4271.4274     Document Type: Article

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