The effect of pulsed 900-MHz GSM mobile phone radiation on the acrosome reaction, head morphometry and zona binding of human spermatozoa

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-26

  Falzone, N ^a,b   Huyser, C ^b   Becker, P ^c   Leszczynski, D ^d   Franken, D R ^e  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Human spermatozoa; Mobile phone radiation; Sperm morphometry; Zona binding

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; FERTILITY AGENTS, MALE; FERTILIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; RADIO WAVES; SPERM HEAD; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 78651309930     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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