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EFFECT OF MICROWAVES ON SPATIAL LEARNING AND MEMORY LOSS AB

Spatial memory and learning performance and its relationship to protein synthesis of Swiss albino mice exposed to 10 GHz microwaves

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Pages 29-35 | Received 25 Nov 2012, Accepted 13 Aug 2013, Published online: 12 Sep 2013

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