Evaluation of the potential carcinogenicity of 60 Hz linear sinusoidal continuous-wave magnetic fields in Fischer F344 rats

FASEB Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1127-1136

  Mandeville, Rosemonde ^a   Franco, Eduardo ^b   Sidrac Ghali, Salwa ^d   Paris Nadon, Louise ^d   Rocheleau, Normand ^d   Mercier, Ginette ^d   Désy, Marie ^d   Gaboury, Louis ^c  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Mononuclear cell leukemia; Solid tumor; Tumor incidence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 0030727098     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.11.13.9367347     Document Type: Article

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