Reduction of the background magnetic field inhibits ability of Drosophila melanogaster to survive ionizing radiation

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 706-709

  Portelli, Lucas A ^a   Madapatha, Dinu R ^b   Martino, Carlos ^a   Hernandez, Mark ^a   Barnes, Frank S ^a  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypogeomagnetic field; Low level fields; Magnetic shielding; Magnetic vacuum; Weakened geomagnetic field; Zero field

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC SHIELDING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

% REDUCTIONS; DROSOPHILLA MELANOGASTER; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; HYPOGEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LOW-LEVEL FIELD; MAGNETIC VACUUM; MAGNETIC-FIELD; WEAKENED GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; WILD TYPES; ZERO FIELDS;

IONIZING RADIATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MAGNETIC FIELD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LARVA; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84868646240     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.21720     Document Type: Article

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