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Static magnetic field on behavior, hematological parameters and organ damage in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Tasić T, Lozić M, Glumac S, Stanković M, Milovanovich I, M Djordjevich M, Trbovich AM, Japundžić-Žigon N, De Luka SR · 2020
The study found that subchronic exposure to upward or downward static magnetic fields changed blood and bone marrow cell counts but did not affect heart or kidney structure in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed spontaneously hypertensive rats to upward or downward oriented static magnetic fields of moderate intensity for a subchronic period. Rats exposed to downward oriented fields showed a lack of anxious-like behavior. Both field orientations decreased platelets in peripheral blood, granulocytes in spleen and bone marrow, and increased erythrocytes in the spleen. Upward oriented fields decreased blood lymphocytes and bone marrow erythrocytes, while downward oriented fields increased bone marrow lymphocytes. Heart and kidney morphological characteristics were unaffected by either field orientation.
Why This Matters
The researchers noted that previous studies had produced contradictory results about static magnetic field effects on behavior, blood parameters, and organ damage. They concluded that the differently oriented static magnetic fields had an adverse effect on hematological parameters in the hypertensive rats.
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@article{tasi_t_lozi_m_glumac_s_stankovi_m_milovanovich_i_m_djordjevich_m_trbovich_am_japundi_igon_n_de_luka_sr_ce4563,
author = {Tasić T and Lozić M and Glumac S and Stanković M and Milovanovich I and M Djordjevich M and Trbovich AM and Japundžić-Žigon N and De Luka SR},
title = {Static magnetic field on behavior, hematological parameters and organ damage in spontaneously hypertensive rats},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111085},
}