Evaluation of genotoxic effects in human leukocytes after in vitro exposure to 1950 MHz UMTS radiofrequency field

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-184

  Zeni, O ^a,c   Schiavoni, A ^b   Perrotta, A ^a   Forigo, D ^b   Deplano, M ^b   Scarfi M R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^b TELECOM ITALIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Human leukocytes; Micronucleus assay; Radiofrequency radiation; UMTS

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CELL CYCLE; COMET ASSAYS; DIFFERENT STAGES; GENOTOXIC EFFECTS; HUMAN LEUKOCYTES; INTERMITTENT EXPOSURES; MICRONUCLEUS ASSAY; RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION; RF EXPOSURES; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS;

UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM;

DNA; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MITOMYCIN C;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; COMET ASSAY; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KINETICS; LEUKOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 41149102332     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20378     Document Type: Article

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