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Enhancement of docetaxel-treated MCF-7 cell death by 900-MHz radiation

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The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of high-frequency electromagnetic field of 900 MHz at 8 W input power on metabolic activity of human breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells. With the aid of the colorimetric MTT assay, it was shown that there is significant change in cell culture survival exposed to docetaxel in field-free conditions in comparison with cells treated with docetaxel simultaneously exposed to high-frequency electromagnetic field.

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  1. Department of Medical and Clinical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Šafárik University, 040 11, Košice, Slovakia

    Marianna Trebuňová, Galina Laputková, Imrich Géci & Ján Sabo

  2. Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Šafárik University, 041 90, Košice, Slovakia

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Trebuňová, M., Laputková, G., Géci, I. et al. Enhancement of docetaxel-treated MCF-7 cell death by 900-MHz radiation. cent.eur.j.biol. 8, 357–365 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-013-0143-z

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