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No effect of exposure to static and sinusoidal magnetic fields on nitric oxide production by macrophages
Author(s) -
Mnaimneh S.,
Bizri M.,
Veyret B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:6<519::aid-bem15>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - nitric oxide , nitric oxide synthase , nitrite , magnetic field , magnetostatics , chemistry , macrophage , biophysics , nuclear magnetic resonance , biology , physics , endocrinology , in vitro , biochemistry , nitrate , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
The effects of exposure to static (1–100 mT) or sinusoidal (1 Hz, 1.6 mT) magnetic fields on the production of nitric oxide (NO) by murine BCG‐activated macrophages were investigated. In these cells, the inducible isoform of NO synthase is present. No significant differences were observed in nitrite levels among exposed, sham‐exposed, or control macrophages after exposure for 14 h to static fields of 1, 10, 50, and 100 mT and to sinusoidal 1.6 mT, 1 Hz magnetic fields. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.