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Original Article

Repeated exposure to low-level extremely low frequency-modulated microwaves affects cortex-hypothalamus interplay in freely moving rats: EEG study

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Pages 376-383 | Received 02 Mar 2009, Accepted 11 Nov 2009, Published online: 16 Apr 2010

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