The effects of whole body cell phone exposure on the T1 relaxation times and trace elements in the serum of rats

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-17

  Aksen, Feyzan ^a   Dasdag, Suleyman ^a   Akdag, M Zulkuf ^a   Askin, Muzaffer ^a   Dasdag, M Mutlu ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; T1 relaxation times; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 4143051424     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JBC-120037862     Document Type: Article

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