Spindle disturbances in human-hamster hybrid (AL) cells induced by mobile communication frequency range signals

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 626-639

  Schrader, Thorsten ^a   Münter, Klaus ^a   Kleine Ostmann, Thomas ^a   Schmid, Ernst ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell line; Dosimetry; EMF; SI units; Spindle disturbances

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IONIZING RADIATION;

CELL LINES; COMMUNICATION FREQUENCY; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELD STRENGTHS; FREQUENCY RANGES; L-CELLS; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; NONIONIZING RADIATION; SI UNIT; SPINDLE DISTURBANCE;

CELL CULTURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HAMSTER; HUMAN-HAMSTER HYBRID CELL LINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MITOSIS; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SPINDLE CELL; TELOPHASE;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 57149109616     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20428     Document Type: Article

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