Combinative exposure effect of radio frequency signals from CDMA mobile phones and aphidicolin on DNA integrity

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 418-425

  Tiwari, R ^a   Lakshmi, N K ^a   Surender, V ^a   Rajesh, A D V ^a   Bhargava, S C ^b   Ahuja, Y R ^c  

^a UGC Research Unit   (India)

^b Vasavi Medical and Research Centre   (India)

^c SREENIDHI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aphidicolin; CDMA; Comet assay; DNA damage; RF EMFs

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; GENES; MAINTENANCE; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; REPAIR; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

APHIDICOLIN; CDMA; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; RF-EMFS;

DNA;

APHIDICOLIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOBILE PHONE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APHIDICOLIN; CELLULAR PHONE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; RADIO WAVES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049120184     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370802473554     Document Type: Article

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