The prophylactic effect of vitamin C on oxidative stress indexes in rat eyes following exposure to radiofrequency wave generated by a BTS antenna model

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 128-131

  Jelodar, Gholamali ^a   Akbari, Abolfazl ^a   Nazifi, Saeed ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

BTS; Eye; Oxidative stress; Radiofrequency wave; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION ANTENNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EYE PROTECTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; EYE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIO WAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84873366329     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2012.721051     Document Type: Article

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