Mutagenic potential of benzo(A)pyrene and N-nitrosodiethylamine is not affected by 50-Hz sinusoidal electromagnetic field

Electro- and Magnetobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-175

  Singh, Satnam ^a   Khanduja, K L ^a   Mittal, P K ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Benzo(a)pyrene; Electromagnetic field; Micronucleus test; Mutation; N Nitrosodiethylamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031517543     PISSN: 10619526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368379709009842     Document Type: Article

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