Neurobehavioural changes and brain oxidative stress induced by acute exposure to GSM900 mobile phone radiations in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Toxicological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 123-132

  Nirwane, Abhijit ^a   Sridhar, Vinay ^a   Majumdar, Anuradha ^a  

^a BOMBAY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Cognition; GSM900; Melatonin; Mobile phone; Specific absorption rate (SAR); Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973537783     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2016.32.2.123     Document Type: Article

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