900 MHz pulse-modulated radiofrequency radiation induces oxidative stress on heart, lung, testis and liver tissues

General Physiology and Biophysics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-89

  Esmekaya, Meric A ^a   Ozer, Cigdem ^a   Seyhan, Nesrin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Malondialdehyde; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Radiofrequency radiation

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; GLUTATHIONE; HEART; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICROWAVES; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION INJURIES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 79953728183     PISSN: 02315882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/gpb_2011_01_84     Document Type: Article

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