The effect of mobile phone on the number of Purkinje cells: A stereological study

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 548-554

  Raǧbetli, Murat C ^a   Aydinlioǧlu, Atif ^a   Koyun, Necat ^a   Raǧbetli, Cennet ^b   Bektas, Eyman ^a   Ozdemir, Serdar ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ikinisan Cad   (Turkey)

Author keywords

cerebellum; development; health risk; mobile phone; neuron; stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GRANULE CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELLULAR PHONE; CEREBELLUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICE; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PURKINJE CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EPICOCCUM; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77954260918     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553001003734527     Document Type: Article

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