60 Hz magnetic field exposure induces DNA crosslinks in rat brain cells

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 313-320

  Singh, Narendra ^a   Lai, Henry ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

60 Hz magnetic field; DNA crosslink; Microgel electrophoresis; Mitomycin C

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CROSS LINKING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DNA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; MALE; MITOMYCIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; X-RAYS;

EID: 0032565570     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(98)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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