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A Study on the effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields on UV-induced radical reactions in murine fibroblasts.
Markkanen A, Naarala J, Juutilainen J · 2010
View Original AbstractThis study found no evidence that power-frequency magnetic fields amplify UV damage in cells, even at levels hundreds of times higher than typical home exposure.
Plain English Summary
Finnish researchers tested whether 50 Hz magnetic fields (the type from power lines) could amplify DNA damage from UV radiation in mouse cells. They exposed cells to magnetic fields of 100-300 microTesla during or before UV exposure and measured cellular oxidative stress. The study found no evidence that magnetic fields increased UV-induced damage, contradicting their hypothesis about how magnetic fields might affect cellular chemistry.
Study Details
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the "radical pair mechanism" (magnetic field effect on recombination rate of radical pairs) explains our previous findings indicating that 50 Hz magnetic fields (MF) of about 100 μT modify biological responses to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
In the present study, the effects of 50 Hz MF on cellular oxidative processes induced by UV radiatio...
No significant MF effects were found. The results do not support the hypothesis that 100–300 μT MF m...
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@article{a_2010_a_study_on_the_2855,
author = {Markkanen A and Naarala J and Juutilainen J},
title = {A Study on the effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields on UV-induced radical reactions in murine fibroblasts.},
year = {2010},
url = {https://academic.oup.com/jrr/article/51/5/609/911059?login=true},
}