Anticancer activity by magnetic fields: Inhibition of metastatic spread and growth in a breast cancer model

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4 I, 2002, Pages 1552-1557

  Tofani, Santi ^a   Barone, Domenico ^b   Peano, Sergio ^b   Ossola, Piero ^a   Ronchetto, Flavio ^a   Cintorino, Marcella ^c  

^a Ospedale di Ivrea   (Italy)

^b Biomed Research Institute A Marxer   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anticancer activity; Breast cancer; Magnetic fields; MDA MB 435; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

METASTASIS;

TUMORS;

EID: 0037275122     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.804209     Document Type: Article

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