title: [Influence of "zero" magnetic field on the growth of embryonic cells and primary embryos of mouse in vitro].
abstract: The present investigation reveals that a 250-fold screening of the geomagnetic field ("zero" geomagnetic fields, 200 nT) is a biologically active factor that adversely affects embryonic cells and the processes of early embryogenesis as a whole. In particular, the cultivation of primary embryonic fibroblasts in "zero" geomagnetic fields causes reduces the capacity for adhesion and proliferation, changes the monolayer morphology and increases cell death. In a more highly organized experimental model, two-celled mouse embryos, the exposure to the "zero" field results in an increase of plasma membrane permeability for dyes, a reorganization of the cytoskeleton because of alpha-actin redistribution, and the disturbance of the spatial orientation of blastomeres. As a result, the development of two-celled mouse embryos stops, and they do not reach the stage of blastocyst. These data show the significant role of geomagnetic fields in the normal growth of embryonic cells in vitro and the regulation of mammalian embryogenesis.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Osipenko
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mezhevikina
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Krasts
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Iashin
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Novikov
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Fesenko
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D046149:Embryo Culture Techniques; D047108:Embryonic Development; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008280:Magnetics; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000199:Actins