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Influence of 50 Hz Frequency Sinusoidal Magnetic Field on the Blood‐Brain Barrier Permeability of Diabetic Rats
Author(s) -
Öztaş Baria,
Kalkan Tunaya,
Tuncel Handan
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.20030
Subject(s) - evans blue , permeability (electromagnetism) , bioelectromagnetics , blood–brain barrier , diabetes mellitus , magnetic field , extremely low frequency , endocrinology , nuclear magnetic resonance , vascular permeability , medicine , chemistry , materials science , physics , central nervous system , membrane , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
The combined effects of diabetes and a 50 Hz, 5 mT RMS flux density sinusoidal magnetic field for 8 h a day, for 21 consecutive days on the permeation of Evans‐blue dye through the blood‐brain barrier were studied in male Wistar albino rats. Our results suggest that magnetic field has no effect on the blood‐brain barrier permeability in normoglycemic animals, but that diabetic rats are vulnerable to magnetic fields. Bioelectromagnetics 25:400–402, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.