Cell viability and growth in a battery of human breast cancer cell lines exposed to 60 Hz magnetic fields

Radiation Research

Volumn 153, Issue 5 II SUPPL., 2000, Pages 725-728

  Loberg, Lise I ^a   Engdahl, William R ^a   Gauger, James R ^a   McCormick, David L ^a  

^a IIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FENRETINIDE; RETINOID; SULFORHODAMINE B;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANCER GROWTH; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034058027     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0725:cvagia]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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