50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic fields do not affect human lymphocyte activation and proliferation in vitro

Physical Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 211-219

  Capri, Miriam ^a   Mesirca, Pietro ^a   Remondini, Daniel ^a   Carosella, Simona ^a   Pasi, Sara ^a   Castellani, Gastone ^a   Franceschi, Claudio ^a,b   Bersani, Ferdinando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; MAGNETISM; PHENOTYPE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAGNETICS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 26444446167     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3967/1/4/003     Document Type: Article

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