Micronucleus frequency and cell proliferation in human lymphocytes exposed to 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic fields

Health Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 244-250

  Scarfi, M R ^a,b   Lioi, M B ^c   Zeni, O ^b   Della Noce, M ^b   Franceschi, C ^a,d   Bersani, F ^a,e  

^a Interuniv Ctr Intrac E/B   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Magnetic fields; Nonionizing; Radiation; Tumors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL KINETICS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICRONUCLEUS; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TUMOR PROMOTION;

EID: 0032988433     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199903000-00005     Document Type: Article

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