Table 4.
Summary of Injury Mechanisms from Quaternary bTBI
Reference | In-vitro injury | RM | IM | IC | O | Summary |
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Noel and Tofilon, 1998 | Radiation (x-ray) | X | X-ray induces neuronal apoptosis; astrocytes secrete neuroprotective proteins | |||
Haimovitz-Friedman et al., 1994 | Radiation (ionizing) | X | Radiation interacts with the cellular membrane and induces apoptotic signals | |||
Munshi and Jalali, 2002 | – | Review of cell phone hazards | ||||
Christ and Kuster, 2005 | – | Factors that affect energy absorption |
RM, receptor mediated; IM, ion mediated; IC, intracellular signaling; O, other.