Sensitive model with which to detect athermal effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Bioelectromagnetics (New York); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.2250100403· OSTI ID:7166808

Saffer, J D; Profenno, L A ^[1]

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1. Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME (USA)

To clarify the potential of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation to cause biological effects by athermal mechanisms, and to initiate elucidation of those mechanisms, a model system amenable to scrutiny at the molecular level has been designed and characterized. Assessment of beta-galactosidase activity in E. coli JM101 containing the plasmid pUC8 provides a sensitive assay with many important advantages. The ability to examine at the molecular level each of the processes involved in producing beta-galactosidase should permit elucidation of the molecular mechanism(s) that give rises to an observed effect.

• OSTI ID: 7166808
• Journal Information: Bioelectromagnetics (New York); (USA), Vol. 10:4; ISSN 0197-8462
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENZYME ACTIVITY
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