Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields have no effect on the in vivo proliferation of the 9L brain tumor

Radiation Research

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 665-671

  Higashikubo, Ryuji ^a   Culbreth, Victoria O ^a   Spitz, Douglas R ^a   LaRegina, Marie C ^b   Pickard, William F ^c   Straube, William L ^a   Moros, Eduarde G ^a   Roti Roti, Joseph L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GLIOSARCOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0032778181     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3580262     Document Type: Article

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