Cellular phone and germ cell: A comment

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-

  Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CELL COUNT; DNA DAMAGE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 77953379443     PISSN: 09741208     EISSN: 19984766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.63126     Document Type: Letter

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