Effects of 2.45 GHz electromagnetic fields with a wide range of SARs on bacterial and HPRT gene mutations

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-75

  Koyama, Shin ^a,b   Takashima, Yoshio ^a   Sakurai, Tomonori ^a   Suzuki, Yukihisa ^c   Taki, Masao ^c   Miyakoshi, Junji ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial mutation; Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) K1 cells; High frequency electromagnetic fields (HFEMF); Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) gene mutation

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GENES; PEPTIDES;

BACTERIAL MUTATION; CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY; CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY -K1 CELL; GENES MUTATION; GUANINE; HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HYPOXANTHINE-GUANINE PHOSPHORIBOSYL TRANSFERASE GENE MUTATION; PHOSPHORIBOSYL TRANSFERASE; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

POSITIVE IONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 33846888838     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.06085     Document Type: Article

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