DNA strand breaks are not induced in human cells exposed to 2.1425 GHz band CW and W-CDMA modulated radiofrequency fields allocated to mobile radio base stations

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-57

  Sakuma, N ^a   Komatsubara, Y ^a   Takeda, H ^a   Hirose, Hideki ^a   Sekijima, M ^a   Nojima, T ^b   Miyakoshi, J ^c  

^a MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A172 cells; Alkaline comet assay; DNA damage; IMR 90 fibroblasts; Radiofrequency radiation

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BASE STATIONS; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; DNA; FIBROBLASTS; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIO BROADCASTING;

A172 CELL; ALKALINE COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGES; DNA STRAND BREAK; EXPOSED TO; IMR-90 FIBROBLAST; RADIO FREQUENCY FIELDS; RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; WIDEBAND CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

CELL CULTURE;

DNA; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FETUS; GENOTOXICITY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG FIBROBLAST; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 30344474572     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20179     Document Type: Article

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