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Changes in intracellular calcium concentration level accompany age-related inhibitions of Long-term potentiation in hippocampus induced by Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields

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Zhao W, Dong L, Tian L, Zhao L, Zhao Y, Zheng Y · 2023

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The study suggests that ELF electromagnetic fields may impair hippocampal LTP through calcium-dependent mechanisms, with effects that vary with age.

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This study examined how extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields affect long-term potentiation (LTP), a cellular mechanism of learning and memory, in the hippocampus of rodents across different age groups. The research investigated the role of intracellular calcium concentration changes in age-related inhibitions of LTP induced by ELF exposure.

Why This Matters

Long-term potentiation is a fundamental neurobiological process underlying memory formation, and calcium signaling is central to synaptic plasticity. Age-dependent differences in electromagnetic field sensitivity could have implications for understanding neurotoxic mechanisms across the lifespan.

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Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

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Zhao W, Dong L, Tian L, Zhao L, Zhao Y, Zheng Y (2023). Changes in intracellular calcium concentration level accompany age-related inhibitions of Long-term potentiation in hippocampus induced by Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields.
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@article{zhao_w_dong_l_tian_l_zhao_l_zhao_y_zheng_y_ce4614,
  author = {Zhao W and Dong L and Tian L and Zhao L and Zhao Y and Zheng Y},
  title = {Changes in intracellular calcium concentration level accompany age-related inhibitions of Long-term potentiation in hippocampus induced by Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-023-40504-6},
  
}
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40504-6

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