Genotoxic effects of extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields (MF) evaluated by the Tradescantia-micronucleus assay

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 585-591

  Fatigoni, Cristina ^a   Dominici, Luca ^a   Moretti, Massimo ^a   Villarini, Milena ^a   Monarca, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ELF MF; Extremely low frequency magnetic fields; Genotoxicity; Trad MN test; Tradescantia micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MONITORING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RISKS; TUMORS;

EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS (ELF-MF); GENOTOXICITY; TRAD-MN TEST; TRADESCANTIA-MICRONUCLEUS ASSAY;

TOXICITY;

GENOTOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DENSITY; ELECTRICITY; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; GENOTOXICITY; INFLORESCENCE; LABORATORY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADESCANTIA; TRADESCANTIA MICRONUCLEUS ASSAY;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; TRADESCANTIA;

MAMMALIA; TRADESCANTIA;

EID: 28244445439     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20148     Document Type: Article

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