The prophylactic effect of vitamin C on induced oxidative stress in rat testis following exposure to 900 MHz radio frequency wave generated by a BTS antenna model

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 409-416

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

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Oxidative stress; Radio frequency wave; Testis; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; RADIO FREQUENCY WAVES; SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES; TESTIS; VITAMIN C;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ENZYMES; OXYGEN; RADIO WAVES; RATS;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TELECOMMUNICATION; TESTIS; DEVICES; DRUG EFFECTS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIO WAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TESTIS;

EID: 84883191528     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2012.735208     Document Type: Article

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