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The Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Protein Expression of Human Astrocytes

@article{Mahyudin2018TheEO,
  title={The Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Protein Expression of Human Astrocytes},
  author={Muizudin Mahyudin and Wan Nor Hanis Wan Ahmad and Siti Munirah Md Noh and Noorul Izzati Hanafi and Mohd Zahri Abdul Aziz and Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir and Sushil Kumar R Vasudevan},
  journal={International Journal of Research},
  year={2018},
  volume={5},
  pages={593-602}
}
Mobile phone and wireless gadgets have become an essential component of daily life. Potentially each individual is exposed to electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation produced by mobile phone or wireless gadgets for at least a few hours per day. The EMFs produced are known as radiofrequency EMF (RF-EMF). The biological effects of RF-EMFs have been demonstrated in numerous in vivo and in vitro studies. In human tissues, a number of researchers have demonstrated the RF-EMFs affect the proliferation… 
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