Pathophysiology of microwave radiation: Effect on rat brain

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 379-388

  Kesari, Kavindra Kumar ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Behari, Jitendra ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium ion concentration; Caspase 3; Creatine kinase; Melatonin; Microwave

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE METHOD; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN TISSUE; CALCIUM ION CONCENTRATION; CALCIUM IONS; CASPASE-3; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; CREATINE KINASE; EXPOSURE PERIOD; GHZ FREQUENCIES; HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; MELATONIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL GLAND; PLEXIGLAS; POWER DENSITIES; RAT BRAIN; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; WHOLE BODY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ENZYMES; HORMONES; MICROWAVES; RATS; TISSUE;

IONS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCIUM ION; CASPASE 3; CREATINE KINASE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RAT; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; CREATINE KINASE; MALE; MELATONIN; MICROWAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84856277865     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-011-9433-6     Document Type: Article

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