Effects on micronuclei formation of 60-Hz electromagnetic field exposure with ionizing radiation, hydrogen peroxide, or c-Myc overexpression

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 374-380

  Jin, Yeung Bae ^a,e   Kang, Ga Young ^e   Lee, Jae Seon ^a   Choi, Jong Il ^b   Lee, Ju Woon ^b   Hong, Seung Cheol ^c   Myung, Sung Ho ^d   Lee, Yun Sil ^e  

^a Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

^e Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

combined treatment; Extremely low frequency; micronuclei formation

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FIBROBLAST; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

HELIOTHIS ZEA VIRUS 1;

EID: 84859371925     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2012.652724     Document Type: Article

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