title: Influence of a 50 hz extra low frequency electromagnetic field on spermatozoa motility and fertilization rates in rabbits.
abstract: Effects of a 50 Hz extra-low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF EMF) on in vitro rabbit spermatozoa motility were analyzed, as well as the effect on fertilization rates after insemination. Pooled semen samples and a control were exposed to 50 Hz ELF EMF. The difference of the samples of the test groups G1 and G2 with the control group CG (75.56%) for spermatozoa motility were found to be significant (P < 0.01). Differences were significant (P < 0.01) for curvilinear velocity (VCL) between the test group G3 (122.38 microm/s) and the control group CG (112.02 microm/s). Hormonally stimulated adult (9-12 months) females (n = 140) were inseminated with semen samples from G1, G2, G3 and CG (0.88 x 109 spermatozoa/0.5 mL average insemination portion) immediately after ELF EMF exposure and fertilization (kindling) rates were calculated. For the G2 it was 54.28% data indicate 50 Hz ELF EMF induced alterations of spermatozoa motility and kindling rate in rabbits, therefore influencing fertility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic. shubhadeep1@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shubhadeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roychoudhury
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jedlicka
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parkanyi
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rafay
authors.forename: Lubomir
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ondruska
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Massanyi
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bulla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011817:Rabbits; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000528:radiation effects*