The effect of microwave emission from mobile phones on neuron survival in rat central nervous system

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 82, Issue , 2008, Pages 287-298

  Zhu, Y ^a   Gao, F ^a   Yang, X ^a   Shen, H ^a   Liu, W ^a   Chen, H ^a   Jiang X , ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CELLS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; CYTOLOGY; DEFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEURONS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RATS; TELEPHONE SETS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CRANIAL DEFECTS; EXPRESSION LEVELS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE EMISSIONS; MICROWAVE EXPOSURE; MICROWAVE TRANSMITTERS; WORKING FREQUENCY;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 45749119982     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER08022813     Document Type: Article

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