Elevation of plasma corticosterone levels and hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor translocation in rats: A potential mechanism for cognition impairment following chronic low-power-density microwave exposure

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-170

  Li, Maoquan ^a   Wang, Yanyan ^b   Zhang, Yanwen ^b   Zhou, Zhou ^b   Yu, Zhengping ^b  

^a CHENGDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Glucocorticoid receptor; Hippocampus; Learning and memory; Microwave

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELL DEATH; RATS;

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING AND MEMORY; LOW POWER; MICROWAVE EXPOSURE; MICROWAVE FIELD; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; POWER DENSITIES;

MICROWAVES;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 41549114129     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.07063     Document Type: Article

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