Changes in liver and kidney concentration of copper, manganese, cobalt and iron in rats exposed to static and low-frequency (50 Hz) magnetic fields.
The concentration of copper, manganese, cobalt, and iron in the liver and kidneys of fertilized and not-fertilized rats exposed to static and low-frequency magnetic fields has been analysed. Using atomic absorption spectrophotometry, no change in concentration has been observed in pregnant rats after exposure to static field. However, significant changes have been observed in fertilized animal exposed 2 hours daily to low-frequency magnetic fields. Changes in concentration of the above-mentioned metals have also been observed in the kidneys of non-fertilized female rats. It seems possible that alternating magnetic fields may have an influence on biological substances which contain metals and on the metabolism of such substances as well.
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Department of Medical Biophysics, Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice, Poland.
Grzesik
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Pawlicki
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D000818:Animals; D003035:Cobalt / Q000032:analysis*; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D008345:Manganese / Q000032:analysis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D003035:Cobalt; D008345:Manganese; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron