Extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields enhance chemically induced formation of apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) sites in A172 cells

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Koyama, Shin ^a,b   Sakurai, Tomonori ^a   Nakahara, Takehisa ^a   Miyakoshi, Junji ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Non ionizing radiations; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

APYRIMIDINIC SITE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; DNA EXTRACTION; GENOTOXICITY; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MUTAGENS; PURINES; PYRIMIDINES; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 36748998888     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000701616064     Document Type: Article

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