Controversial cytogenetic observations in mammalian somatic cells exposed to radiofrequency radiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 481-496

  Vijayalaxmi, ^a   Obe, Guenter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOGENETICS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; RADIO WAVES; RATS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 10044259978     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3252     Document Type: Review

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