Impact of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields on CD4 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 201, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 49-55

  Felaco, Mario ^b   Reale, Marcella ^a   Grilli, Alfredo ^b   De Lutiis, Maria A ^a   Barbacane, Renato C ^a   Di Luzio, Silvano ^c   Conti, Pio ^a,c  

^a Dept of Oncology and Neurosciences   (Italy)

^b Institute of Morphology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CD4 cells; Cell cycle; Electromagnetic field; Extremely low frequency; Human lymphocytes; Immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033396277     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007004316433     Document Type: Article

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