Hematologic and serum chemistry studies in rats exposed to 60-Hz electric fields.
Numerous hematologic and serum chemistry variables were examined in rats exposed to unperturbed 60-Hz electric fields at 100 kV/m for 15, 30, 60, or 120 days. Each study was replicated once. Rigorous statistical evaluations of these data did not detect any consistent effect of the electric field for exposures of up to 120 days. It was, however, not unusual in any individual study to detect certain variables that were significantly different between the exposed and sham-exposed animals. This emphasizes the need for replicate designs and appropriate statistical analyses when investigating chemical or physical insults that may have minimal influence on biologic function.
D000818:Animals; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000528:radiation effects; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D005260:Female; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000502:physiology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors