Effect of static magnetic field on the induction of micronuclei by some mutagens

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 228-232

  Suzuki, Yuji ^a   Toyama, Yoshimitsu ^a   Miyakoshi, Yuichi ^a   Ikehata, Masateru ^b   Yoshioka, Hayato ^a   Shimizu, Hidesuke ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Co mutagenic; Magnetic fields; Micronuclei; Mitomycin C; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; CARBOQUONE; DEMECOLCINE; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; FLUORIDE SODIUM; MITOMYCIN C; MUTAGENIC AGENT; VINCRISTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 33750027502     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.11.228     Document Type: Article

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