Reversible effect of MR and ELF magnetic fields (0.5 T and 0.5 mT) on human lymphocyte activation patterns

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-85

  Salerno, Sergio ^a   La Mendola, Carmela ^a   Lo Casto, Antonio ^a   Mamone, Giuseppe ^a   Caccamo, Nadia ^a   Cardinale, Adelfio E ^a   Salerno, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Cytokines; Lymphocytes; Magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; LYMPHOCYTE SURFACE MARKER; MITOGENIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 33645144419     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600589131     Document Type: Article

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