Frequency of micronuclei in the blood and bone marrow cells of mice exposed to ultra-wideband electromagnetic radiation

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-120

  Vijayalaxmi, ^a   Seaman, R L ^b   Belt, M L ^b   Doyle, J M ^b   Mathur, S P ^b   Prihoda, T J ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ERYTHROCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

EID: 0032905270     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530099140870     Document Type: Article

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