Induction of apoptosis in human leukemic cells by magnetic fields

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-310

  Hisamitsu, Tadashi ^a   Narita, Kazuhiro ^a   Kasahara, Takako ^a   Seto, Akira ^a   Yu, Ying ^a   Asano, Kazuhito ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Human leukemic cell line; In vitro

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; MYELOID LEUKEMIA;

APOPTOSIS; BLOOD CELLS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA, NEOPLASM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; LEUKOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030744217     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.47.307     Document Type: Article

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