The expression of PHOX2A, PHOX2B and of their target gene dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DβH) is not modified by exposure to extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) in a human neuronal model

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1489-1495

  Benfante, Roberta ^a,b,c   Antonini, Ruth Adele ^a,b,c   Kuster, Niels ^d   Schuderer, Juergen ^d   Maercker, Christian ^e   Adlkofer, Franz ^f   Clementi, Francesco ^a,b,c   Fornasari, Diego ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^f Verum Foundation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Catecholaminergic system; Electromagnetic field; Homeodomain protein; Human; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NORADRENALIN; RETINOIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PHOX2A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PHOX2B;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL LINE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; NEUROBLASTOMA; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRETINOIN;

EID: 49149129076     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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