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Investigation of the spinal cord as a natural receptor antenna for incident electromagnetic waves and possible impact on the central nervous system

Sevaiyan BalaguruDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, California State University, Sacramento, California, USA
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Rajan UppalDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, California State University, Sacramento, California, USA
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Ravinder Pal VaidDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, California State University, Sacramento, California, USA
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Balasubramaniam Preetham KumarDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, California State University, Sacramento, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 101-111 | Published online: 21 Feb 2012

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