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Pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures are not altered by pre- or post-drug exposure to a 50 Hz magnetic field
Canseven AG, Keskil ZA, Keskil S, Seyhan N. · 2007
View Original AbstractThis study shows that 50 Hz magnetic fields at 0.2 mT don't affect seizure activity in mice, ruling out therapeutic potential.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mice to 50 Hz magnetic fields (the same frequency as power lines) before and after inducing seizures with a chemical drug, to see if the magnetic field exposure would affect seizure activity. They found no changes in seizure timing, duration, or death rates, suggesting that this type of magnetic field exposure doesn't influence seizure disorders. This challenges any potential therapeutic use of magnetic fields for epilepsy treatment.
Study Details
To investigate whether pre- and post-drug magnetic field (MF) exposure of 50 Hz, 0.2 mT has any significant effect on pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced seizures in mice.
MF was generated by a pair of Helmholtz coils. Seizures were induced by PTZ injection intraperitonea...
Neither pre- nor post-drug exposure to a 50 Hz, 0.2 mT MF was found to have any effect on PTZ-induce...
The present study failed to provide any support for a therapeutic potential of a 50 Hz, 0.2 mT MF for epilepsy.
Show BibTeX
@article{ag_2007_pentylenetetrazolinduced_seizures_are_not_2824,
author = {Canseven AG and Keskil ZA and Keskil S and Seyhan N.},
title = {Pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures are not altered by pre- or post-drug exposure to a 50 Hz magnetic field},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1080/09553000701206676},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09553000701206676},
}