Effects of 50 Hz electromagnetic fields on rat cortical synaptosomes

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 249-252

  Aldinucci, C ^a   Carretta, A ^a   Maiorca, Sm ^a   Leoncini, S ^a   Signorini, C ^a   Ciccoli, L ^a   Pessina, Gp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

electromagnetic field; F2 isoprostanes; free iron release; free radicals; membrane potential; synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ION; IRON; ISOPROSTANE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; IRON KINETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEFEROXAMINE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; F2-ISOPROSTANES; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTOSOMES;

RATTUS;

EID: 68849111301     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233709103031     Document Type: Article

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