GFAP expression in the rat brain following sub-chronic exposure to a 900 MHz electromagnetic field signal

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 367-375

  Ammari, Mohamed ^a,b   Gamez, Christelle ^a   Lecomte, Anthony ^a   Sakly, Mohsen ^b   Abdelmelek, Hafedh ^b   De Seze, René ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Brain; Electromagnetic field; Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP); Rat

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUTAMEN; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CELLULAR PHONE; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLIOSIS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PUTAMEN; RADIO WAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 77951273334     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553000903567946     Document Type: Article

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