Mobile phone radiation induces mode-dependent DNA damage in a mouse spermatocyte-derived cell line: A protective role of melatonin

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 993-1001

  Liu, Chuan ^a   Gao, Peng ^a   Xu, Shang Cheng ^a   Wang, Yuan ^a   Chen, Chun Hai ^a   He, Min Di ^a   Yu, Zheng Ping ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Zhou, Zhou ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Male germ cells; Mobile phone radiation; Radio frequency electromagnetic radiation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; GC 2 CELL LINE; GERM CELL; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELLULAR PHONE; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIO WAVES; SPERMATOCYTES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84887216056     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2013.811309     Document Type: Article

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