Exposure to 60-Hz magnetic fields and proliferation of human astrocytoma cells in vitro

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 166-176

  Wei, Min ^a   Guizzetti, Marina ^a   Yost, Michael ^a   Costa, Lucio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma cells; Brain tumors; Cell proliferation; Magnetic fields; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

2 [1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 INDOLYL] 3 (3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; CARBACHOL; MUSCARINIC AGENT; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHORBOL ESTER; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034141453     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1999.8825     Document Type: Article

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