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Short-term effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields exposure on Alzheimer's disease in rats.
Zhang Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Li N. · 2015
View Original AbstractTwelve weeks of power-line frequency EMF exposure showed no memory impairment or Alzheimer's markers in rats at 100 microtesla levels.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (the type emitted by power lines and electrical devices) for 12 weeks to see if it would affect memory and brain health, particularly markers associated with Alzheimer's disease. They found no changes in the rats' memory performance, brain tissue structure, or levels of amyloid-beta proteins that are linked to Alzheimer's. This suggests that short-term exposure to these fields at the levels tested did not harm cognitive function in this animal model.
Study Details
The objective of the present study was to investigate the interaction between ELF-EMF exposure and memory impairment in rats.
Twenty healthy male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into two groups (n = 10). Animals...
After exposure, the body weight of rats showed no difference compared with the control group. The ap...
The present study indicated that short-term exposure of 100 μT/50 Hz ELF-EMF had no effects on cognition and memory of rats, and did not alter the expression of Aβ and the neuron morphology. However, more comprehensive studies are still required to elucidate the possible effects and underlying mechanisms of ELF-EMF exposure on living organisms.
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@article{y_2015_shortterm_effects_of_extremely_2908,
author = {Zhang Y and Liu X and Zhang J and Li N.},
title = {Short-term effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields exposure on Alzheimer's disease in rats.},
year = {2015},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25118893/},
}