Evaluation of the potential in vitro antiproliferative effects of millimeter waves at some therapeutic frequencies on RPMI 7932 human skin malignant melanoma cells

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Beneduci, Amerigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioelectromagnetism; Cell cycle; Millimeter waves; Petri dish reflectivity; Proliferation; RPMI 7932 malignant melanoma cell line

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICROWAVES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349232557     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-009-9053-8     Document Type: Article

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