Short Cycles of Both Static and Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Have No Effect on the Induction of Cytokines by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 548-554

  Pessina, G P ^a   Aldinucci, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interferon ; Interleukin 2; Pulsed electromagnetic field; Static electromagnetic field; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIGENS; BIOACTIVITY; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GLYCOPROTEINS; MACROPHAGES; TUMORS;

CYTOKINES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; INTERFERON Γ; INTERLEUKIN2 (IL2); PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELLS; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; SHORT CYCLE; STATIC ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; TUMOR NECROSE FACTOR Α; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTORS;

INTERFERONS;

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CELL DIVISION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MONONUCLEAR CELL; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CELL DIVISION; CYTOKINES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; RADIATION;

EID: 0030627431     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1997)18:8<548::AID-BEM3>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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