Melatonin and a Spin-Trap Compound Block Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation-Induced DNA Strand Breaks in Rat Brain Cells

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 446-454

  Lai, Henry ^a   Singh, Narendra P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain cells; DNA single and double strand breaks; Free radicals; Melatonin; N tert butyl phenylnitrone (PNB); Radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RER)

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DNA; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROPHORESIS; RATS;

BRAIN CELLS; DNA SINGLE- AND DOUBLE-STRAND BREAK; DNA STRAND BREAK; DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS; MELATONIN; N-TERT-BUTYL-Α-PHENYLNITRONE (PNB); RADIOFREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; SINGLE-STRAND BREAKS; SPIN TRAP;

FREE RADICALS;

DNA; MELATONIN; N TERT BUTYL ALPHA PHENYLNITRONE; NITROGEN OXIDE; PHENYL-N-TERT-BUTYLNITRONE; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NERVE CELL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SPIN LABELING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICROWAVES; NEURONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 0030633720     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1997)18:6<446::AID-BEM7>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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