50-Hz, 1-mT sinusoidal magnetic fields do not affect micronucleus frequency and cell proliferation in human lymphocytes from normal and Turner's syndrome subjects

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-307

  Scarfi, M R ^a   Zeni, O ^a   Della Noce, M ^a   Di Pietro, R ^a   Prisco, F ^b   Lioi, M B ^c   Franceschi, C ^d   Bersani, F ^e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; ELF sinusoidal magnetic fields; Human lymphocytes; Micronuclei; Turner's syndrome

Indexed keywords

HELIOTHIS ZEA VIRUS 1;

EID: 3042903900     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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