The effect of radiofrequency radiation on DNA and lipid damage in non-pregnant and pregnant rabbits and their newborns

General Physiology and Biophysics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-66

  Guler, Goknur ^a   Tomruk, Arin ^a   Ozgur, Elcin ^a   Seyhan, Nesrin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

8 OHdG; Brain; MDA; Pregnant exposure; Radiofrequency radiation

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; DNA; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICROWAVES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77952034707     PISSN: 02315882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/gpb_2010_01_59     Document Type: Article

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