Chromosome aberrations induced by an ultrasonic fetal pulse detector.
Human blood cultures were exposed to ultrasound from an ultrasonic fetal heart detector for periods of one and two hours. Considerable increases in the number of chromosome aberrations over control values were found.
D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005318:Fetal Heart; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000009:adverse effects