Terahertz Electromagnetic Fields (0.106 THz) Do Not Induce Manifest Genomic Damage In Vitro

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Hintzsche, Henning ^a   Jastrow, Christian ^b   Kleine Ostmann, Thomas ^b   Kärst, Uwe ^c   Schrader, Thorsten ^b   Stopper, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CELL; TERAHERTZ ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD;

CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA BREAKS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOMYCIN; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 84866887372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046397     Document Type: Article

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