title: A test of the hypothesis that ELF magnetic fields affect calcium uptake in rat thymocytes in vitro.
abstract: The experiment's objective was to test the statistical hypothesis that a 60-min exposure of rat thymocytes in vitro to a unique combination of static and a.c. magnetic fields results in suppression of calcium influx triggered by concanavalin A (Con A). Con A (10 micrograms/ml) induced about a 50% increase in 45Ca2+ uptake relative to no Con A (control). Magnetic field exposures had no statistically significant effect on Con A-stimulated calcium uptake. The data did not support the hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Doida
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Brayman
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Carstensen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003208:Concanavalin A; D017136:Ion Transport; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008934:Mitogens; D003208:Concanavalin A; D002118:Calcium