title: Effect of exposure to extremely low electro-magnetic field during prenatal period on mice spleen.
abstract: Total body weight of newborns, the volume of spleen, and the number of megakaryocytes decreased following the exposure to ELF-MF (6 x 10(-3) T and 50 Hz) at 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, and 16-20 days of pregnancy of mice. The complete period of gestation was sensitive to ELF-MF exposure; the initial days were more prone to exposure. The results suggest that the use of ELF-MF producing instruments should be limited during gestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
authors.forename: Parvin Dokht
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Bayat
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghanbari
authors.forename: Babaei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saeid
authors.forename: Mozafar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khazaei
authors.forename: Rostam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghorbani
authors.forename: Mahmood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayubian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000528:radiation effects; D002452:Cell Count; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009929:Organ Size / Q000528:radiation effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013154:Spleen / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*