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EFFECT OF ULTRASOUND AND SUPER HIGH-FREQUENCY 3 cm RANGE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ON LIVER AND KIDNEY MITOCHONDRIAL OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION

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V. R. Faitelberg-Blank, G. A. Sivorinovsky · 1972

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A 3 cm range electromagnetic field at intensities of 25 to 100 μW/cm² decreased phosphorylation efficiency in rat liver and kidney mitochondria.

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Soviet researchers exposed albino rats to a 3 cm range electromagnetic field at intensities of 25, 30, 50 and 100 μW/cm², finding a decrease in phosphorylation efficiency in liver and kidney mitochondria. The study also tested ultrasound and found that a single 0.1 W/cm² irradiation produced essential changes in oxidative phosphorylation indices in the same organs.

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This 1972 Soviet study found that a 3 cm range electromagnetic field at intensities of 25, 30, 50 and 100 μW/cm² decreased phosphorylation efficiency in liver and kidney mitochondria of albino rats. Oxidative phosphorylation is the process that generates energy in cells. The authors also tested ultrasound, where a single 0.1 W/cm² irradiation evoked essential changes in oxidative phosphorylation indices. They advance a supposition on a cumulative effect of ultrasound action and on possible adaptation to the effect of low intensities of the electromagnetic 3 cm range field.

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V. R. Faitelberg-Blank, G. A. Sivorinovsky (1972). EFFECT OF ULTRASOUND AND SUPER HIGH-FREQUENCY 3 cm RANGE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ON LIVER AND KIDNEY MITOCHONDRIAL OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
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@article{effect_of_ultrasound_and_super_high_frequency_3_cm_range_electromagnetic_field_o_g3991,
  author = {V. R. Faitelberg-Blank and G. A. Sivorinovsky},
  title = {EFFECT OF ULTRASOUND AND SUPER HIGH-FREQUENCY 3 cm RANGE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ON LIVER AND KIDNEY MITOCHONDRIAL OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION},
  year = {1972},
  
  
}
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The study found that a 3 cm range electromagnetic field at intensities of 25, 30, 50 and 100 μW/cm² caused a decrease in phosphorylation efficiency in rat liver and kidney mitochondria.
The authors advance a supposition on a cumulative effect of ultrasound action and on possible adaptation to the effect of low intensities of the electromagnetic 3 cm range field.
Oxidative phosphorylation is how mitochondria produce ATP, the energy currency that powers all cellular functions. Disruption of this process can affect organ function and overall health.
Yes, ultrasound at 0.3 W/cm² increased oxidative phosphorylation initially but completely separated oxidation from phosphorylation with repeated exposure, disrupting normal cellular energy production in rat organs.
The researchers specifically studied liver and kidney mitochondria in albino rats. The 3 cm range field decreased phosphorylation efficiency in the investigated organs.