Cytogenetic studies in human blood lymphocytes exposed in vitro to 2.45 GHz or 8.2 GHz radiofrequency radiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 532-538

  Vijayalaxmi, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 33748441345     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0643.1     Document Type: Article

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