Melatonin and N-tert-butyl-α-phenylnitrone block 60-Hz magnetic field-induced DNA single and double strand breaks in rat brain cells

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 152-162

  Lai, Henry ^a   Singh, Narendra P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA strand breaks; Free radicals; Magnetic field; Melatonin; N tert butyl phenylnitrone

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; MAGNETISM; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPIN LABELING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; MAGNETICS; MALE; MELATONIN; NITROGEN OXIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 0031111646     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00317.x     Document Type: Article

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