DNA fragmentation in human fibroblasts under extremely low frequency electromagnetic field exposure

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 683, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 74-83

  Focke, Frauke ^a   Schuermann, David ^a   Kuster, Niels ^b   Schär, Primo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIETY IT IS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Comet assay; Electromagnetic fields; Genotoxicity; Human cells

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FIBROBLAST; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CHILD; COMET ASSAY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FIBROBLASTS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; S PHASE;

EID: 71549155910     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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