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Subacute exposure to 50-Hz electromagnetic fields affect prenatal and neonatal mice’s motor coordination.

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Sakhnini L, Al Ali H, Al Qassab N, Al Arab E, Kamal A. · 2012

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Prenatal exposure to ELF-EMFs was associated with a pronounced deficit in motor learning, while neonatal exposure showed no pronounced effect.

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Researchers investigated the possible effect of ELF-EMFs on motor performance in prenatal and neonatal exposed mice. Motor performance was evaluated using rotarod experiments after 5 days of subacute exposure. Prenatal exposed groups showed a pronounced deficit in learning abilities, but no pronounced effect was observed for the neonatal exposed group.

Why This Matters

Immature mice were chosen because the immature rodent brain still has the capacity to undergo proliferation, differentiation, and reorganization. Rotarod experiments showed a pronounced deficit in the learning abilities of the prenatal exposed groups, but no pronounced effect was observed for the neonatal exposed group.

Exposure Details

Magnetic Field
1 mT
Source/Device
50 Hz
Exposure Duration
7 days

Exposure Context

This study used 1 mT for magnetic fields:

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Where This Falls on the Concern Scale

Study Exposure Level in ContextStudy Exposure Level in ContextThis study: 1 mTExtreme Concern - 5 mGFCC Limit - 2,000 mGEffects observed in the Extreme Concern range (Building Biology)This level is 5 times the FCC limit
A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 50 Hz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 50 HzCell phones~1 GHzWiFi2.4 GHz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Study Details

In this study, we investigate the possible effect of ELF-EMFs on motor performance in mice (prenatal and neonatal exposed mice).

The mice performance is evaluated after 5 days of subacute exposure. Immature mice have been chosen ...

Results from the rotarod experiments demonstrated a pronounced deficit in the learning abilities of ...

Cite This Study
Sakhnini L, Al Ali H, Al Qassab N, Al Arab E, Kamal A. (2012). Subacute exposure to 50-Hz electromagnetic fields affect prenatal and neonatal mice’s motor coordination. J. Appl. Phys. 111(7):07B314, 2012.
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@article{l_2012_subacute_exposure_to_50hz_292,
  author = {Sakhnini L and Al Ali H and  Al Qassab N and Al Arab E and  Kamal A. },
  title = {Subacute exposure to 50-Hz electromagnetic fields affect prenatal and neonatal mice’s motor coordination.},
  year = {2012},
  doi = {10.1063/1.3672285},
  url = {https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.3672285},
}
DOI: 10.1063/1.3672285

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Quick Questions About This Study

The study examined subacute exposure to ELF-EMFs, with performance evaluated after 5 days.
Prenatal exposed groups showed a pronounced deficit in learning abilities on the rotarod test.
No pronounced effect was observed for the neonatal exposed group.
Immature mice were chosen because the immature rodent brain still has the capacity to undergo proliferation, differentiation, and reorganization.