Preliminary study on the induction of sperm head abnormalities in mice, mus musculus, exposed to radiofrequency radiations from global system for mobile communication base stations

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-54

  Otitoloju, A A ^a   Obe, I A ^a   Adewale, O A ^a   Otubanjo, O A ^a   Osunkalu, V O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Mobile phones; Mutagens; Radiofrequency radiation; Sperm head

Indexed keywords

CLOSE PROXIMITY; DOSE-DEPENDENT; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILES; IN-CONTROL; MALE MOUSE; MUS MUSCULUS; RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BASE STATIONS; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MAMMALS; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENS; TELEPHONE SETS;

TELEPHONE;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MALE; MICE; RADIATION MONITORING; SPERM HEAD;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 73649097922     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9894-2     Document Type: Article

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