Electromagnetic radiation at 835 MHz changes the morphology and inhibits proliferation of a human astrocytoma cell line

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-18

  French, P W ^a   Donnellan, M ^a   McKenzie, D R ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Cytoskeleton; Electromagnetic fields; Growth

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DNA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; GROWTH KINETICS; MORPHOLOGY;

CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN ASTROCYTOMA CELLS;

CELLS;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA CELL; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031171325     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-4598(97)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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