Evaluation of potential genotoxicity of pulsed electric and electromagnetic fields used for bone growth stimulation

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 388, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-57

  Jacobson Kram, David ^a   Tepper, John ^b   Kuo, Peter ^b   San, Richard H C ^a   Curry, Patrick T ^a   Wagner, Valentine O ^a   Putman, Donald L ^a  

^a Microbiological Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Orthofix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell transformation; Chromosome breakage; Electric field; Electromagnetic field; Mutation

Indexed keywords

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMBRYO; GENOTOXICITY; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSCHEDULED DNA SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031011447     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(96)00134-9     Document Type: Article

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