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Research Articles

Effects of third generation mobile phone-emitted electromagnetic radiation on oxidative stress parameters in eye tissue and blood of rats

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Pages 89-94 | Received 23 Sep 2011, Accepted 09 Jan 2012, Published online: 16 Feb 2012

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