Exposure to magnetic field (5 mT at 60 Hz) does not affect cell growth and c-myc gene expression

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-191

  Miyakoshi, Junji ^a   Ohtsu, Shuji ^a   Shibata, Toru ^b   Takebe, Hiraku ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYOTO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

c myc gene expression; Cell growth; Chinese hamster ovary cells; Magnetic field exposure

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; GROWTH KINETICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

C-MYC GENE EXPRESSION; CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY CELLS; CULTURED CELL; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; FIELD EXPOSURE; GENES EXPRESSION; LOWER DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MRNA EXPRESSION;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

ACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHO CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HAMSTER; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; ONCOGENE MYC; RADIOLOGY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, MYC; MAGNETICS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0030225760     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.37.185     Document Type: Article

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