title: Ornithine decarboxylase activity in developing chick embryos after exposure to 60-hertz magnetic fields.
abstract: Fertilized white leghorn eggs were exposed to a 4 micro-Tesla (microT) 60 Hz horizontal magnetic field for 15, 18, 23 and 28 h. After exposure to the magnetic field, the embryos were isolated and assayed for ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity. ODC activity in magnetic field-exposed embryos was compared to ODC activity in sham-exposed embryos. ODC activity in magnetic field-exposed embryos was not statistically elevated above sham-exposed embryos.
authors.affiliation: Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Desta
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Cress
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo / Q000201:enzymology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D007700:Kinetics; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase