Increased frequency of micronucleated exfoliated cells among humans exposed in vivo to mobile telephone radiations

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 650, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-180

  Yadav, Abhay Singh ^a   Sharma, Manoj Kumar ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Micronucleated exfoliated cells; Micronuclei; Mobile telephone; RF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MOUTH MUCOSA; RADIATION;

EID: 39049162329     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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