Electromagnetic pollution: Another risk factor for infertility, or a red herring?

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-203

  Lerchl, Alexander ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SPERMATOZOON; TELECOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; RADIO WAVES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84874582039     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2012.104     Document Type: Note

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