In vitro investigation of the biological effects associated with human dermal fibroblasts exposed to 2.52 THz radiation

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-163

  Wilmink, Gerald J ^a,b   Rivest, Benjamin D ^a   Roth, Caleb C ^c   Ibey, Bennett L ^a   Payne, Jason A ^a   Cundin, Luisiana X ^d   Grundt, Jessica E ^a   Peralta, Xomalin ^e   Mixon, Dustin G ^a   Roach, William P ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^c General Dynamics Advanced Information Services   (United States)

^d Conceptual Mindworks Inc ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

applications; bioeffects; radiation; terahertz; THz

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CELL ASSAY; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTHERMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TEMPERATURE; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

ADULT; CELL SURVIVAL; DERMIS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROBLASTS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

EID: 79952419933     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20960     Document Type: Article

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