Effect of 910-MHz Electromagnetic Field on Rat Bone Marrow | Zendy

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Effect of 910-MHz Electromagnetic Field on Rat Bone Marrow

Author(s) -

George Demsia,

Dimitris Vlastos,

Demetrios P. Matthopoulos

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

the scientific world journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453

H-Index - 93

eISSN - 2356-6140

pISSN - 1537-744X

DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2004.178

Subject(s) - genotoxicity , micronucleus test , non ionizing radiation , bone marrow , electromagnetic field , medicine , chemistry , toxicity , physics , optics , quantum mechanics

Aiming to investigate the possibility of electromagnetic fields (EMF) developed by nonionizing radiation to be a noxious agent capable of inducing genotoxicity to humans, in the current study we have investigated the effect of 910-MHz EMF in rat bone marrow. Rats were exposed daily for 2 h over a period of 30 consecutive days. Studying bone marrow smears from EMF-exposed and sham-exposed animals, we observed an almost threefold increase of micronuclei (MN) in polychromatic erythrocytes (PCEs) after EMF exposure. An induction of MN was also observed in polymorphonuclear cells. The induction of MN in female rats was less than that in male rats. The results indicate that 910-MHz EMF could be considered as a noxious agent capable of producing genotoxic effects.

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