Apoptosis resulted from radiofrequency radiation exposure of pregnant rabbits and their infants

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-134

  Guler, Goknur ^a   Ozgur, Elcin ^a   Keles, Hikmet ^b   Tomruk, Arin ^a   Vural, Sevil Atalay ^c   Seyhan, Nesrin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Pregnancy; Rabbits; Radiofrequency radiation

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79953041187     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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