Power Line Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Do Not Increase the Rate of Protein Synthesis in Human Skin Fibroblasts as Previously Reported

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 465-472

  Shi, Blao ^a   Isseroff, R Rivkah ^a   Nuccitelli, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RPN Research   (United States)

Author keywords

EMF; Fibroblasts, 3H leucine incorporation, transmembrane diffusion time; Protein synthesis rates; Skin

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; PROTEINS;

DIFFUSION TIME; FIBROBLAST, 3H-LEUCINE INCORPORATION, TRANSMEMBRANE DIFFUSION TIME; HUMAN SKIN FIBROBLAST; LEUCINE INCORPORATION; LINE FREQUENCY; POWER LINES; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS RATE; SYNTHESIS RATE; TRANS-MEMBRANE DIFFUSION;

FIBROBLASTS;

LEUCINE; TRITIUM; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FIBROBLAST; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN;

CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN;

EID: 1542495248     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10121     Document Type: Article

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