Exposure to cell phone radiations produces biochemical changes in worker honey bees

Toxicology International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-72

  Kumar, Neelima R ^a   Sangwan, Sonika ^a   Badotra, Pooja ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; biomolecules; cell phone radiations; hemolymph

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HEMOLYMPH; HONEYBEE; MIGRATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WORKER (INSECT);

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 79551534100     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6580.75869     Document Type: Article

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