title: The process of myelopoiesis in guinea pigs under conditions of a static magnetic field.
abstract: Myelopoiesis and distribution of white blood cells in peripheral blood in 210 guinea pigs related to the duration and induction of an applied magnetic field were studied. Exposure to a static magnetic field of induction 0.05 T and 0.3 T each day for 7 weeks at 1 h per day led to a decrease of basophilic and polychromatophilic erythroblasts, an increase in the percentage of cells of the granulopoietic (neutrophilic myelocytes, eosinophilic metamyelocytes, band neutrophils, band basophils, segmented eosinophils) and lymphopoietic system, a slight increase in plasma cells and decrease in the percentage of megakaryocytes in bone-marrow. In the peripheral blood the percentage of lymphocytes was increased. The observed changes were independent on the duration of magnetic field action within the magnetic induction value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Academy of Agriculture, Szczecin.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gorczyńska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male