Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 41, Issue 1, 010301(2023)
Effects of 5G mobile phone radiation on sperm quality and sex hormone levels in mice
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Yizhe XUE, Zhaowen ZHANG, Ling GUO, Panpan LAI, Jiajin LIN, Tongzhou QIN, Yuntao JING, Xing WANG, Guiqiang ZHOU, Guirong DING. Effects of 5G mobile phone radiation on sperm quality and sex hormone levels in mice[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2023, 41(1): 010301
Category: Research Articles
Received: Jun. 24, 2022
Accepted: Oct. 17, 2022
Published Online: Mar. 6, 2023
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