The effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) on the frequency of micronuclei and sister chromatid exchange in human lymphocytes induced by benzo(a)pyrene

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Cho, Yoon Hee ^a   Chung, Hai Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benzo(a)pyrene (BP); Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF EMF); Micronuclei (MN); Sister chromatid exchange (SCE)

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 0037420882     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(03)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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