Open AccessEffect of low‐level pulsed electromagnetic fields on human chromosomes in vitro: analysis of chromosomal aberrations
Author(s) -
GARCÍASAGREDO J. M.,
MONTEAGUDO J. L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1991.tb00339.x
Subject(s) - biology , chromosome , in vitro , electromagnetic field , genetics , physics , gene , quantum mechanics
The effects of extremely‐low‐frequency pulsed magnetic fields on human chromosomes with respect to the capacity of inducing chromosome breakage were studied. After human peripheral lymphocytes were exposed in vitro to pulsed electromagnetic fields at different intensities, a significant effect was observed for one of the intensities tested (40 Gauss), relative to the control group with respect to the yield of chromosome breakages.