Cytogenetic studies in human cells exposed in vitro to GSM-900 MHz radiofrequency radiation using R-banded karyotyping

Radiation Research

Volumn 174, Issue 6 A, 2010, Pages 712-718

  Bourthoumieu, S ^a   Joubert, V ^a   Marin, B ^a   Collin, A ^b   Leveque, P ^b   Terro, F ^a   Yardin, C ^a  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; KARYOTYPING; METAPHASE; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R BANDED KARYOTYPING; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

AMNION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 78650008142     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR2137.1     Document Type: Article

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