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Original Articles

Continuous 900-megahertz electromagnetic field applied in middle and late-adolescence causes qualitative and quantitative changes in the ovarian morphology, tissue and blood biochemistry of the rat

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Pages 186-198 | Received 07 Feb 2017, Accepted 18 Dec 2017, Published online: 09 Jan 2018

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