Does 3-G mobile phone radiofrequency affect oxidative stress, sperm characteristics and testis histology?

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 639-644

  Oguzturk, Hakan ^a   Beytur, Ali ^a   Ciftci, Osman ^a   Turtay, M Gokhan ^a   Samdanci, Emine ^a   Dilek, Orner Faruk ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3G mobile phone; Electromagnetic field; Oxidative stress; Sperm characteristics; Testicular damage

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; MOTILITY; OXIDATION; RODENT; SPERM;

RATTUS;

EID: 79955461588     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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