Effects of modulated microwave radiation at cellular telephone frequency (1.95 GHz) on X-ray-induced chromosome aberrations in human lymphocytes in vitro

Radiation Research

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 575-583

  Manti, L ^a   Braselmann, H ^b   Calabrese, M L ^a   Massa, R ^a   Pugliese, M ^a   Scampoli, P ^a   Sicignano, G ^a   Grossi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

ADULT; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CELLULAR PHONE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICROWAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; X-RAYS;

EID: 43449125923     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1044.1     Document Type: Article

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