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, Sharma, S., Banerjee, B.D. Effect of mobile phone signal radiation on epigenetic modulation in the hippocampus of Wistar rat
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Kumar, R , Deshmukh, P.S. , Sharma, S., Banerjee, B.D. · 2021
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Insufficient information provided. Only the title and author information are available. The title indicates this study examined effects of mobile phone signal radiation on epigenetic modulation in the hippocampus of Wistar rats, but no abstract or findings are provided to summarize.
Why This Matters
The study appears to investigate potential epigenetic mechanisms by which radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from mobile phones might affect neural tissue. Epigenetic changes represent alterations in gene expression without changes to underlying DNA sequence.
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Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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Kumar, R , Deshmukh, P.S. , Sharma, S., Banerjee, B.D. (2021). , Sharma, S., Banerjee, B.D. Effect of mobile phone signal radiation on epigenetic modulation in the hippocampus of Wistar rat.
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@article{sharma_s_banerjee_bd_effect_of_mobile_phone_signal_radiation_on_epigenetic_modulation_in_the_hippocampus_of_wistar_rat_ce2875,
author = {Kumar and R and Deshmukh and P.S. and Sharma and S. and Banerjee and B.D.},
title = {, Sharma, S., Banerjee, B.D. Effect of mobile phone signal radiation on epigenetic modulation in the hippocampus of Wistar rat},
year = {2021},
doi = {10.3390/ijms23169288},
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