Effects of the exposure to mobile phones on male reproduction: A review of the literature

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 350-356

  La Vignera, Sandro ^a   Condorelli, Rosita A ^a   Vicari, Enzo ^a   D'Agata, Rosario ^a   Calogero, Aldo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE;

CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ELETROMAGNETIC RADIATION; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBITS; RADIO WAVES; RATS; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84862553852     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.111.014373     Document Type: Short Survey

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