title: Effect of a magnetic field on Drosophila under supercooled conditions.
abstract: Under subzero degree conditions, free water contained in biological cells tends to freeze and then most living things die due to low temperatures. We examined the effect of a variable magnetic field on Drosophila under supercooled conditions (a state in which freezing is not caused even below the freezing point). Under such supercooled conditions with the magnetic field at 0°C for 72 hours, -4°C for 24 hours and -8°C for 1 hour, the Drosophila all survived, while all conversely died under the supercooled conditions without the magnetic field. This result indicates a possibility that the magnetic field can reduce cell damage caused due to low temperatures in living things.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Munekazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mihara
authors.forename: Hayato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Terayama
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hatayama
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D005615:Freezing; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014867:Water