Radiofrequency and extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field effects on the blood-brain barrier

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-126

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

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Albumin; Blood brain barrier; Mobile phones; MRI

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BLOOD; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MAMMALS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER (BBB); BRAIN TISSUES; CENTURY (CO); ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM); EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY (ELF); HARMFUL SUBSTANCES; LIVING ORGANISMS; MAMMALIAN BRAIN; MEDICAL USE; NON THERMAL; POSITIVE POTENTIALS; RADIO FREQUENCY (RF); SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 46249095735     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370802061995     Document Type: Article

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