DNA damage and micronucleus induction in human leukocytes after acute in vitro exposure to a 1.9 GHz continuous-wave radiofrequency field

Radiation Research

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 523-533

  McNamee, J P ^a   Bellier, P V ^a   Gajda, G B ^a   Miller, S M ^a   Lemay, E P ^a   Lavallee B F ^a   Marro, L ^a   Thansandote, A ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0036787470     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2002)158[0523:DDAMII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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