title: [Study on testicle tissue of rats in extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields].
abstract: The testicle tissue's pathological changes of Wistar rats in low frequency electromagnetic fields were observed and analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The components of secondary structure were examined by use of derivative and curve-fitting techniques. The results showed some significant differences between the exposed group and the sham-exposed group on spectra. Especially, the analysis on the components of secondary structure of amide link I bond revealed a marked decrease in the ordered secondary structure of the exposed group. These findings indicate there will be damage to the testicle tissues that have been exposed to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields for a long time.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China. zhangay@uestc.edu.cn
authors.forename: Anying
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yurong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013737:Testis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*