Effect of high-frequency electromagnetic fields on trophoblastic connexins

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-65

  Cervellati, Franco ^a   Franceschetti, Guido ^a   Lunghi, Laura ^a   Franzellitti, Silvia ^b   Valbonesi, Paola ^b   Fabbri, Elena ^b   Biondi, Carla ^a   Vesce, Fortunato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connexins; Cyclic AMP; Extravillous trophoblasts; High frequency electromagnetic fields; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PULSE RATE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; CYCLIC AMP; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 67349110809     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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