Transient DNA damage induced by high-frequency electromagnetic fields (GSM 1.8 GHz) in the human trophoblast HTR-8/SVneo cell line evaluated with the alkaline comet assay

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 683, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 35-42

  Franzellitti, Silvia ^a   Valbonesi, Paola ^a   Ciancaglini, Nicola ^a   Biondi, Carla ^b   Contin, Andrea ^a   Bersani, Ferdinando ^a   Fabbri, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; High frequency electromagnetic fields; Human trophoblasts; Recovery of DNA damage

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDANTS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 71549150300     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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