Mutagenicity and co-mutagenicity of static magnetic fields detected by bacterial mutation assay

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 427, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-156

  Ikehata, Masateru ^a   Koana, Takao ^a   Suzuki, Yuji ^b   Shimizu, Hidesuke ^b   Nakagawa, Masayoshi ^a  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial mutation assay; Magnetic fields, static; Mutant frequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIVER; MAGNETICS; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; MUTATION; RATS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032968112     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(99)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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