Effects of co-exposure to extremely low frequency (50 Hz) magnetic fields and xenobiotics determined in vitro by the alkaline comet assay

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 361, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 208-219

  Villarini, Milena ^a   Moretti, Massimo ^a   Scassellati Sforzolini, Giuseppina ^a   Boccioli, Bruno ^b   Pasquini, Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Med Elettronica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline comet assay; Co genotoxicity; ELF EMF; Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields; Genotoxicity; Primary DNA damage

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CELLS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TOXICITY;

ALKALINE COMET ASSAYS; CO-GENOTOXICITY; ELF-EMF; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GENOTOXICITY; PRIMARY DNA DAMAGE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOASSAY; CELL ORGANELLE; DNA; ELECTROKINESIS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL FEATURE; GENOTOXICITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; XENOBIOTICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUGATION; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-NITROQUINOLINE-1-OXIDE; ADULT; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MAGNETICS; MALE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENS; QUINOLONES; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 33646231979     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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