Evaluation of HSP70 expression and DNA damage in cells of a human trophoblast cell line exposed to 1.8 GHz amplitude-modulated radiofrequency fields

Radiation Research

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 270-279

  Valbonesi, Paola ^a   Franzellitti, Silvia ^a   Piano, Annamaria ^a   Contin, Andrea ^a   Biondi, Carla ^b   Fabbri, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK COGNATE PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; STRESS; TROPHOBLAST; CELL LINE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

CELL LINE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HSC70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 41649084998     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1061.1     Document Type: Article

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