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Alternating extremely low frequency magnetic field increases turnover of dopamine and serotonin in rat frontal cortex
Author(s) -
Sieroń Aleksander,
Labus Łukasz,
Nowak Przemysław,
Cieślar Grzegorz,
Brus Halina,
Durczok Artur,
Zagził Tomasz,
Kostrzewa Richard M.,
Brus Ryszard
Publication year - 2004
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/bem.20011
Subject(s) - homovanillic acid , monoaminergic , dopamine , endocrinology , medicine , extremely low frequency , serotonin , striatum , chemistry , 3,4 dihydroxyphenylacetic acid , receptor , biology , magnetic field , physics , quantum mechanics
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of an extremely low frequency sinusoidal magnetic field (ELF MF) with frequency of 10 Hz and intensity of 1.8–3.8 mT on the levels of the biogenic amines dopamine (DA), 3,4‐dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), homovanillic acid (HVA), 3‐methoxytyramine (3‐MT), 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT), 5‐hydroxyindolacetic acid (5‐HIAA), and noradrenaline (NA), as well as on DA and 5‐HT turnover in corpus striatum and frontal cortex of adult male Wistar rats. We found that ELF MF exposure for 14 days, 1 h daily, did not influence the level of the examined biogenic amines and metabolites, but increased the rate of synthesis (turnover) of DA and 5‐HT in rat frontal cortex as compared to control, sham exposed rats. On the basis of the present results and our previous findings, extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF MF) exposure has been found to alter both turnover and receptor reactivity of monoaminergic systems, as well as some behaviors induced by these systems or their agonists and antagonists. Bioelectromagnetics 25:426–430, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.