Effect of extremely low frequency magnetic field exposure on DNA transposition in relation to frequency, wave shape and exposure time

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 601-608

  Giorgi, Gianfranco ^a,c   Marcantonio, Pamela ^a   Bersani, Ferdinando ^b,c,d   Gavoçi, Entelë ^b   Del Re, Brunella ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Inter departmental Center L Galvani   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

Author keywords

bacteria; genomic instability; Magnetic field

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED SQUARE WAVE MAGNETIC FIELD; SINUSOIDAL MAGNETIC FIELD; TRANSPOSON;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; LAC OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79958042314     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.570855     Document Type: Article

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