Characterization of biological effect of 1763 MHz radiofrequency exposure on auditory hair cells

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 909-915

  Huang, Tai Qin ^a   Lee, Min Su ^a   Oh, Eun Ha ^b   Kalinec, Federico ^c   Zhang, Byoung Tak ^a   Seo, Jeong Sun ^a   Park, Woong Yang ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Industrial Safety and Health Bureau   (South Korea)

^c HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; DNA damage; Gene expression; Radiofrequency exposure; Stress response

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HAIR CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DAMAGE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR CELL; MOBILE PHONE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL LINE; CELLULAR PHONE; COCHLEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY; MICE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 57049169280     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000802460123     Document Type: Article

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