Exposure to low level GSM 935 MHz radiofrequency fields does not induce apoptosis in proliferating or differentiated murine neuroblastoma cells

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-296

  Moquet, Jayne ^a   Ainsbury, E ^a   Bouffler, S ^a   Lloyd, D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; LIPOCORTIN 5;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SIGNAL DETECTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR PHONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MICE; NEUROBLASTOMA; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 56849106006     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn171     Document Type: Article

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