A test of the hypothesis that a 60-Hz magnetic field affects ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse L929 cells in vitro.
Four replicate experiments were performed to test the hypothesis that a 4-hr exposure of L929 cells in vitro to a 60 Hz, 10 microT magnetic field results in a large increase in ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) enzyme activity (1-2). A positive control yielded a highly statistically significant increase in ODC activity. However, magnetic field exposure had no statistically significant effect on extractable ODC activity of L929 cells relative to that of sham-exposed cells.
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Department of Biophysics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Arts and Sciences, New York 14627, USA.
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Gelein
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Carstensen
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Brayman
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D007739:L Cells; D008280:Magnetics; D051379:Mice; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate