Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (UMTS, 1,950 MHz) induce genotoxic effects in vitro in human fibroblasts but not in lymphocytes

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 755-767

  Schwarz, Claudia ^a   Kratochvil, Elisabeth ^a   Pilger, Alexander ^a   Kuster, Niels ^c   Adlkofer, Franz ^b   Rüdiger, Hugo W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Foundation for Behavior and Environment   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Genotoxic effect; Micronucleus assay; Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE ANTIBODY; FLUORESCENT DYE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHILD; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EUROPE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SKIN BIOPSY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 40349108520     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0305-5     Document Type: Article

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