Naltrexone blocks RFR-induced DNA double strand breaks in rat brain cells

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Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 471-476

  Lai, Henry ^a   Carino, Monserrat ^a   Singh, Narendra ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BRAIN; CELLS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA;

ENDOGENOUS OPIOIDS; NALTREXONE; RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0031276391     PISSN: 10220038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019154611749     Document Type: Article

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