Radiofrequency radiation at 1950MHz (UMTS) does not affect key cellular endpoints in neuron-like PC12 cells

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 497-507

  Zeni, Olga ^a   Sannino, Anna ^a,b   Sarti, Maurizio ^a   Romeo, Stefania ^a,c   Massa, Rita ^d   Scarfì, Maria R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell viability; DNA integrity; Neuron like cells; Radiofrequency fields

Indexed keywords

NEURONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM; WAVEGUIDES;

CELL VIABILITY; CELLULARS; DNA INTEGRITY; NEURON-LIKE CELLS; PC12 CELLS; RADIO FREQUENCY FIELDS; RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIO-FREQUENCY EXPOSURE; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS;

CELL DEATH;

RATTUS;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DNA DAMAGE; NERVE CELL; PC12 CELL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA DAMAGE; NEURONS; PC12 CELLS; RADIO WAVES; RATS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84864138722     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.21712     Document Type: Article

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