Genetic effects of radiofrequency radiation (RFR)

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 207, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 336-341

  Verschaeve, L ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Comet assay; Genotoxicity; Micronuclei; Radiofrequency radiation; Sister chromatid exchanges

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL COUNT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTOXICITY; GERM CELL; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOMATIC CELL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 24644508536     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2005.03.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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