Exposure to radiofrequency radiation (900 MHz, GSM signal) does not affect micronucleus frequency and cell proliferation in human peripheral blood lymphocytes: An interlaboratory study

Radiation Research

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 655-663

  Scarfì, Maria Rosaria ^a,c   Fresegna, Anna Maria ^b   Villani, Paola ^b   Pinto, Rosanna ^b   Marino, Carmela ^b   Sarti, Maurizio ^a   Altavista, Pierluigi ^b   Sannino, Anna ^a   Lovisolo, Giorgio A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOKINESIS BLOCK MICRONUCLEUS TEST; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVALUATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CELLULAR PHONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MICROWAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 33744807754     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3570.1     Document Type: Article

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