Brain proteome response following whole body exposure of mice to mobile phone or wireless DECT base radiation

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 250-274

  Fragopoulou, Adamantia F ^a   Samara, Athina ^b   Antonelou, Marianna H ^a   Xanthopoulou, Anta ^b   Papadopoulou, Aggeliki ^b   Vougas, Konstantinos ^b   Koutsogiannopoulou, Eugenia ^b   Anastasiadou, Ema ^b   Stravopodis, Dimitrios J ^a   Tsangaris, George Th ^b   Margaritis, Lukas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Cerebellum; Frontal lobe; Hippocampus; Microwaves; Proteomics; Radiofrequencies; Wireless phones

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PLASTICITY; CEREBELLUM; FRONTAL LOBES; HIPPOCAMPUS; PROTEOMICS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; WIRELESS PHONES;

BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; IRRADIATION; MAMMALS; MICROWAVES; MOBILE PHONES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

PROTEOME; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRAIN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOBILE PHONE; MOUSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROTEOME; TRANSCRIPTOME; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84868691650     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2011.631068     Document Type: Article

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