Increase in radiation-induced HPRT gene mutation frequency after nonthermal exposure to nonionizing 60 Hz electromagnetic fields

Radiation Research

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 489-497

  Walleczek, Jan ^a   Shiu, Esther C ^a   Hahn, George M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DNA REPAIR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MUTATION; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033040814     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579837     Document Type: Article

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