Effects of high-frequency electromagnetic fields on DNA strand breaks using comet assay method

Electrical Engineering in Japan (English translation of Denki Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 9-15

  Miyakoshi, Junji ^a   Yoshida, Masami ^a   Tarusawa, Yosiaki ^b   Nojima, Toshio ^b   Wake, Kanako ^c   Taki, Masao ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NTT DOCOMO   (Japan)

^c Kansai Advanced Research Center   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA strand break; High frequency electromagnetic field

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BRAIN; CELLS; DNA; TUMORS;

COMET ASSAY METHOD;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 0036889049     PISSN: 04247760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eej.10075     Document Type: Article

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