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Sinusoidal 50 Hz 500 μT magnetic field has no acute effect on urinary 6‐sulphatoxymelatonin in wistar rats
Author(s) -
Bakos József,
Nagy Noémi,
Thuróczy György,
Szabó László D.
Publication year - 1995
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.2250160605
Subject(s) - urine , urinary system , excretion , endocrinology , medicine , radioimmunoassay , chemistry
The effect of a 50 Hz, vertical magnetic field on the excretion of urinary 6‐sulphatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) of male and female Wistar rats was studied in a self‐controlled experiment. Twenty rats were kept in metabolic cages under 9:15 h light:dark conditions. The urine of the animals was collected twice per day for 5 consecutive days. The concentration of aMT6s in the rat urine was measured by 125 I radioimmunoassay. The rats were exposed to 5 and 500 μT flux density for 24 h. The excretion of urinary aMT6s did not show significant changes during or after magnetic field exposure. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.