Investigation of co-genotoxic effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in vivo

Radiation Research

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 598-607

  Verschaeve, L ^a   Heikkinen, P ^b   Verheyen, G ^a   Van Gorp, U ^a   Boonen, F ^a   Vander Plaetse, F ^a   Maes, A ^a   Kumlin, T ^b   Maki Paakkanen J ^c   Puranen, L ^d   Juutilainen, J ^b  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 CHLORO 4 DICHLOROMETHYL 5 HYDROXY 2(5H) FURANONE; CARCINOGEN; DRINKING WATER; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN CELL; CANCER RISK; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; LIVER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; MICROWAVES; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RADIO WAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646451174     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3559.1     Document Type: Article

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