The influence of microwave radiation from cellular phone on fetal rat brain

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-66

  Ji, Jing ^a   Zhang, Yuhua ^b   Yang, Xiao Qian ^c   Jiang, Rongping ^d   Guo, Dong Mei ^a   Cui, Xi ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CDC of Jinan   (China)

^d Chemical Technology Academy of Shandong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Brain tissues; Cellular phone; Fetal rat; Microwave radiation; Neurotransmitters; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

5-HYDROXYINDOLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELLULAR PHONE; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; FETAL RATS; FOUR-GROUP; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMAN HEALTH; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICROWAVE RADIATIONS; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; PREGNANT RAT; RAT BRAIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES;

ACETIC ACID; ALDEHYDES; MICROWAVES; MOBILE PHONES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; RATS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; ANTIOXIDANT; DOPAMINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NORADRENALIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; CELLULAR PHONE; DOPAMINE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FETUS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICROWAVES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84863182868     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2011.624652     Document Type: Article

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