Cytogenetic effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields of different magnetic flux densities

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 589-596

  Maes, A ^a   Collier, M ^a   Vandoninck, S ^a   Scarpa, P ^b   Verschaeve, L ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; ELF fields; Sister chromatid exchange; Synergy; X rays

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENESIS;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETIC EFFECTS; ELF FIELD; EXCHANGE FREQUENCY; HUMAN PERIPHERAL BLOOD; MAGNETIC-FIELD; PERIPHERAL BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SYNERGY; X-RAY EXPOSURE;

CHROMOSOMES;

MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MUTAGEN TESTING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; X RAY;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; X-RAYS;

EID: 0034567132     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186X(200012)21:8<589::AID-BEM5>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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