Increased micronucleated cell frequency related to exposure to radiation emitted by computer cathode ray tube video display monitors

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 469-474

  Carbonari, Karina ^a   Gonçalves, Luciane ^a   Roth, Daniela ^b   Moreira, Patrick ^c   Fernández, Ricardo ^c   da Graça Martino Roth, Maria ^a,c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Micronucleus test; Mutagenicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MICRONUCLEUS; MONITOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 30544433516     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572005000300024     Document Type: Article

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