Cell deformation and increase of cytotoxicity of anticancer drugs due to low-intensity transient electromagnetic pulses

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 150-154

  Liu, Changjun ^a   Wang, Baoyi ^a   Wang, Zishu ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DEFORMATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOXICITY;

ANTIDRUG CANCER; BIOEFFECT; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROPORATION; LOW INTENSITY TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0033740142     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.842889     Document Type: Article

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