Effect of 2.45 mT sinusoidal 50Hz magnetic field on Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains deficient in DNA strand breaks repair

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 602-611

  Ruiz Gómez, Miguel J ^a   Sendra Portero, Francisco ^a   Martínez Morillo, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA damage; genotoxicity; low frequency magnetic fields; survival; yeast cell cycle; yeast growth

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING FACTOR 1; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WILD TYPE;

CELL CYCLE; DNA BREAKS; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA BREAKS, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA REPAIR; DNA, FUNGAL; MAGNETICS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77954303365     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553001003734519     Document Type: Article

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