A 60 Hz Magnetic Field Does Not Affect the Incidence of Squamous Cell Carcinomas in SENCAR Mice

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-81

  McLean, J R ^a   Thansandote, A ^b   McNamee, J P ^b   Tryphonas, L ^a   Lecuyer, D ^a   Gajda, G ^b  

^a Consum/Clin Radiat Protect Bur ^*

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

60 Hz magnetic fields; Copromoter; SENCAR mice; Squamous cell carcinomas; Tumors

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAMMALS;

60 HZ MAGNETIC FIELD; CONDITION; COPROMOTER; MAGNETIC-FIELD; POWER FREQUENCY; SENCAR MOUSE; SINGLE-DOSE; SKIN TUMOUR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR PROMOTERS;

TUMORS;

CARCINOGEN; TUMOR PROMOTER; 7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PAPILLOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ANIMAL; BACK; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COCARCINOGENESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVE TO CARCINOGENESIS MOUSE; SKIN;

ANIMALIA;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ANIMALS; BACK; CARCINOGENS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COCARCINOGENESIS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MICE; MICE, INBRED SENCAR; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION TOLERANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0038498573     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10067     Document Type: Article

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