50-Hz extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields enhance cell proliferation and DNA damage: possible involvement of a redox mechanism

2004/09/21 by Federica I. Wolf, Angela Torsello, Beatrice Tedesco +7 · 1 voice · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects #Human Health and Disease #Spaceflight effects on biology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.bbamcr.2004.09.005

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Citations

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Discussions

• 2/3 Wolf et al. (2005) exposed HL-60 leukemia cells to 0.5–1.0 mT 50-Hz ELF-EMF for 24–72 h and saw ~30% proliferation increase plus DNA damage, suggesting redox involvement. https://doi.org/10.1016/j [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]