Effects of 1800-MHz radiofrequency fields on circadian rhythm of plasma melatonin and testosterone in male rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1120-1128

  Qin, Fenju ^a,c   Zhang, Jie ^a   Cao, Honglong ^b   Yi, Cao ^a   Li, Jian Xiang ^a   Nie, Jihua ^a   Chen, Li Li ^a   Wang, Jiajun ^b   Tong, Jian ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUZHOU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; KINETICS; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RADIO WAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 84865220335     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.699846     Document Type: Article

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