Magnetic field-induced DNA strand breaks in brain cells of the rat

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 687-694

  Lai, Henry ^a   Singh, Narendra P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA strand breaks; Free radicals; Iron; Magnetic field; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHELATING AGENT; DEFERIPRONE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FREE RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FENTON REACTION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 2442448514     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6355     Document Type: Article

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