Sinusoidal 50 Hz, 500 mu T magnetic field has no acute effect on urinary 6-sulphatoxymelatonin in Wistar rats

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作者
Bakos, J
Nagy, N
Thuroczy, G
Szabo, LD
机构
[1] National "Frédéric Joliot-Curie" Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Budapest
关键词
melatonin; pineal gland; aMT6s; ELF;
D O I
10.1002/bem.2250160605
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The effect of a 50 Hz, vertical magnetic field on the excretion of urinary 6-sulphatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) of male and female Wistar rats was studied in a self-controlled experiment. Twenty rats were kept in metabolic cages under 9:15 h light:dark conditions. The urine of the animals was collected twice per day for 5 consecutive days. The concentration of aMT6s in the rat urine was measured by I-125 radioimmunoassay. The rats were exposed to 5 and 500 mu T flux density for 24 h. The excretion of urinary aMT6s did not show significant changes during or after magnetic field exposure. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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页码:377 / 380
页数:4
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