Radiofrequency radiation (900 MHz) induces Egr-1 gene expression and affects cell-cycle control in human neuroblastoma cells

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 759-767

  Buttiglione, M ^a   Roca, L ^b   Montemurno, E ^b   Vitiello, F ^a   Capozzi, V ^b   Cibelli, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 4; PROTEIN BCL 2; SIGNALING LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION MOLECULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; SURVIVIN;

ANTENNA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGR 1 GENE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WIRE CELL PATCH ANTENNA EXPOSURE SYSTEM;

APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; NEUROBLASTOMA; PROPIDIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 35848965252     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21146     Document Type: Article

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