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Effect of long-term 50 Hz magnetic field exposure on the micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes of mice.
Alcaraz M, Olmos E, Alcaraz-Saura M, Achel DG, Castillo J. · 2014
View Original AbstractMagnetic field exposure caused DNA damage in mice through mechanisms different from radiation, suggesting unique biological pathways of harm.
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Researchers exposed mice to 50 Hz magnetic fields (the same frequency as power lines) for up to 28 days and found evidence of genetic damage in bone marrow cells. The magnetic field exposure caused an increase in micronucleated cells, which are markers of DNA damage, though the effect was less than X-ray radiation. Importantly, antioxidants that protect against radiation damage did not protect against the magnetic field damage, suggesting different biological mechanisms.
Study Details
To investigate the possible genotoxic effect of extremely low frequency magnetic fields in mouse bone marrow.
We analyzed the possible genotoxic effect induced by long-term exposure (7, 14, 21, 28 d) of a 50 Hz...
The increase in micronucleated cells was higher in both physical treatments (Control < ELF-EMF (p < ...
Show BibTeX
@article{m_2014_effect_of_longterm_50_2837,
author = {Alcaraz M and Olmos E and Alcaraz-Saura M and Achel DG and Castillo J.},
title = {Effect of long-term 50 Hz magnetic field exposure on the micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes of mice.},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.3109/15368378.2013.783851},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/15368378.2013.783851},
}