Enhancement of the cell-killing effect of ultraviolet-C radiation by short-term exposure to a pulsed magnetic field

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 483-490

  Ruiz Gómez, Miguel J ^a   Martínez Morillo, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human breast cancer cells; Low frequency magnetic fields; MCF 7; Non ionizing radiation; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL KILLING; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; INCUBATION TIME; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DEATH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 28044470993     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000500196805     Document Type: Article

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