Effect of Microwave Exposure on the Ovarian Development of Drosophila melanogaster

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-132

  Panagopoulos, Dimitris J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Radiation and Environmental Biophysics Research Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological effects; Drosophila; Electromagnetic fields; ELF; GSM; Microwaves; Mobile phones; Mobile telephony radiation; Non ionizing electromagnetic radiation; Oogenesis; Ovarian development; Reproductive capacity; RF

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MICROWAVES; OOGENESIS; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PUPA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84861231487     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-012-9347-0     Document Type: Article

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