Effects of radiofrequency radiation on brain tissue oxidant and antioxidant levels in rats;Radyofrekans radyasyonun siçanlarin beyin dokusundaki oksidan ve antioksidan düzeylerine etkisi

Gazi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 100-104

  Eşmekaya, Meriç Arda ^a   Sirav, Bahriye ^a   Özer, Çiǧdem ^b   Seyhan, Nesrin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Radiofrequency radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT;

EID: 84863821033     PISSN: 1300056X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5152/gmj.2011.22     Document Type: Article

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