DNA damage in rat lymphocytes treated in vitro with iron cations and exposed to 7 mT magnetic fields (static or 50 Hz)

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 453, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-96

  Zmyślony, Marek ^a   Palus, Jadwiga ^a   Jajte, Jolanta ^a   Dziubaltowska, Elzbieta ^a   Rajkowska, Elzbieta ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

50 Hz magnetic fields; DNA damage; Lymphocytes; Static magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; FERROUS CHLORIDE; IRON; OXIDIZING AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; INCUBATION TIME; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; CATIONS, DIVALENT; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0343279090     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(00)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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