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Effect of low‐level, 60‐Hz electromagnetic fields on human lymphoid cells: I. Mitotic rate and chromosome breakage in human peripheral lymphocytes
Author(s) -
Cohen Maimon M.,
Kunska Ann,
Astemborski Jacqueline A.,
McCulloch Duncan,
Paskewitz David A.
Publication year - 1986
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.2250070409
Subject(s) - electromagnetic field , peripheral , mitosis , peripheral blood , chromosome , breakage , biology , extremely low frequency , electric field , andrology , physics , immunology , medicine , materials science , genetics , composite material , quantum mechanics , gene
Dividing human peripheral lymphocytes from 10 normal adults (5 males and 5 females) were exposed in vitro to low level 60‐Hz electromagnetic fields for 69 hours. The current density of the electrical field was 30 μA/cm 2 , while the magnetic field was either 1 or 2 gauss. The cytological endpoints measured were mitotic rate and chromosome breakage. No statistically significant differences, indicative of a field effect, were observed between treated and control cells whether exposed to an electric field, a magnetic field, or to various combinations of the two.