SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF IONIZING-RADIATION AND 60 HZ MAGNETIC-FIELDS

被引:43
作者
HINTENLANG, DE
机构
[1] Department of Nuclear Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville
关键词
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; CLASTOGENIC EFFECT; NONIONIZING RADIATION; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY (ELF) FIELDS; LYMPHOCYTES;
D O I
10.1002/bem.2250140606
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Experiments designed to evaluate the synergistic production of clastogenic effects by ionizing radiation and 60 Hz magnetic fields were performed using human lymphocytes from peripheral blood. Following exposure to ionizing radiation, cells were cultured in 60 Hz magnetic fields having field strengths up to 1.4 mT. Cells exposed to both ionizing radiation and 60 Hz magnetic fields demonstrated an enhanced frequency of near tetraploid chromosome complements, a feature not observed following exposure to only ionizing radiation. The results are discussed in the context of a multiple-stage model of cellular transformation, employing both initiating and promoting agents. (C)1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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页码:545 / 551
页数:7
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