Microglial activation as a measure of stress in mouse brains exposed acutely (60 minutes) and long-term (2 years) to mobile telephone radiofrequency fields

Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-154

  Finnie, John W ^a   Cai, Zhao ^a   Manavis, Jim ^a   Helps, Stephen ^a   Blumbergs, Peter C ^a  

^a HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; Microglial activation; Mobile telephony

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649097807     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00313020903494086     Document Type: Article

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