In vitro effects of GSM modulated radiofrequency fields on human immune cells

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-196

  Tuschl, Helga ^a   Novak, Waltraud ^a   Molla Djafari, Hamid ^b  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b AUVA Soziale Unfallversicherung   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Gene activation; High frequency electromagnetic fields; Immune system; Killer cells; Non thermal effects

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; GLYCOPROTEINS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MACROPHAGES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIATION EFFECTS; T-CELLS; TUMORS;

CYTOKINES; GENE ACTIVATION; HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IMMUNE CELLS; IN-VITRO; INTERLEUKIN2 (IL2); KILLER CELL; NON THERMAL EFFECT; RADIO FREQUENCY FIELDS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTORS;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES;

COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOKINE ACTIVATED KILLER CELL; MALE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 33645749646     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20191     Document Type: Article

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