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Effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields on gap junctional intercellular communication in NIH3T3 cells.

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Percherancier Y, Goudeau B, Charlet de Sauvage R, de Gannes FP, Haro E, Hurtier A, Sojic N, Lagroye I, Arbault S, Veyret B. · 2015

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This study found no disruption of cellular communication from 50 Hz magnetic fields at levels 4-10 times higher than typical home exposures.

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Researchers exposed mouse cells to 50 Hz magnetic fields for 24 hours to study whether these fields affect gap junctions (tiny channels that allow cells to communicate with each other). They found no impact on cell communication at the magnetic field strengths tested (0.4 and 1 mT), contradicting some previous studies that suggested power frequency fields could disrupt this cellular function.

Exposure Information

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

The study examined exposure from: 50-Hz Duration: 24 h exposure

Study Details

The present study focused on gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) as a target for biological effects of extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic field (MF) exposure.

Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching microscopy (FRAP) was used to visualize diffusion of a fl...

In contrast to other reports of ELF-MF effects on GJIC, under our experimental conditions we observe...

Cite This Study
Percherancier Y, Goudeau B, Charlet de Sauvage R, de Gannes FP, Haro E, Hurtier A, Sojic N, Lagroye I, Arbault S, Veyret B. (2015). Effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields on gap junctional intercellular communication in NIH3T3 cells. Bioelectromagnetics. 2015 Apr 3. doi: 10.1002/bem.21908.
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@article{y_2015_effects_of_50_hz_2902,
  author = {Percherancier Y and Goudeau B and Charlet de Sauvage R and de Gannes FP and Haro E and Hurtier A and Sojic N and Lagroye I and Arbault S and Veyret B.},
  title = {Effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields on gap junctional intercellular communication in NIH3T3 cells.},
  year = {2015},
  doi = {10.1002/bem.21908},
  url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.21908},
}
DOI: 10.1002/bem.21908

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Quick Questions About This Study

A 2015 study found that 50 Hz magnetic fields at 0.4 and 1 mT did not affect gap junction communication in mouse cells after 24 hours of exposure. The researchers observed no disruption of cellular communication channels, contradicting some previous studies that suggested power frequency fields could interfere with this cellular function.
Research on NIH3T3 mouse cells exposed to 50 Hz magnetic fields for 24 hours found no evidence that these fields block gap junctional communication. The study tested field strengths of 0.4 and 1 mT, which are much higher than typical household exposures from power lines.
A 2015 study found that 24-hour exposure to 50 Hz magnetic fields at 0.4 and 1 mT did not damage NIH3T3 mouse cells or affect their ability to communicate through gap junctions. The researchers found no direct inhibition of cellular communication under their experimental conditions.
Research using 1 mT magnetic fields at 50 Hz found no harmful effects on mouse cell communication after 24 hours of exposure. This field strength is significantly higher than what people typically encounter from power lines, which are usually measured in microteslas rather than milliteslas.
A study exposing mouse cells to 0.4 mT extremely low frequency (50 Hz) magnetic fields for 24 hours found no effects on gap junction communication. The research contradicted some earlier studies, finding no disruption of the cellular channels that allow cells to share information with each other.