In vitro assessment of clastogenicity of mobile-phone radiation (835 MHz) using the alkaline comet assay and chromosomal aberration test

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-327

  Kim, Ji Young ^a   Hong, Sae Yong ^b   Lee, Young Mi ^a   Yu, Shin Ae ^a   Woo, Suk Koh ^a   Hong, Joong Rak ^b   Son, Taeho ^b   Chang, Sung Keun ^b   Lee, Michael ^c  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^c SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

835 MHz electromagnetic fields; Comet assay; DNA damage; In vitro chromosome aberration test

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA SEQUENCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; FREQUENCY BANDS; HEALTH RISKS;

COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; IN VITRO CHROMOSOME ABERRATION TEST;

MOBILE PHONES;

4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; CLASTOGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; MAMMAL; MUTATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIO WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; KOREA; MAMMAL CELL; MOBILE PHONE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLULAR PHONE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COMET ASSAY; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MICE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 43949118450     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20347     Document Type: Article

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