Effect of exposure to extremely low electro-magnetic field during prenatal period on mice spleen

Parvin Dokht Bayat; Ali Ghanbari; Babaei Saeid; Mozafar Khazaei; Rostam Ghorbani; Mahmood Ayubian

Effect of exposure to extremely low electro-magnetic field during prenatal period on mice spleen

Indian J Exp Biol. 2011 Aug;49(8):634-8.

Authors

Parvin Dokht Bayat¹, Ali Ghanbari, Babaei Saeid, Mozafar Khazaei, Rostam Ghorbani, Mahmood Ayubian

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anatomy, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.

PMID: 21870432

Abstract

Total body weight of newborns, the volume of spleen, and the number of megakaryocytes decreased following the exposure to ELF-MF (6 x 10(-3) T and 50 Hz) at 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, and 16-20 days of pregnancy of mice. The complete period of gestation was sensitive to ELF-MF exposure; the initial days were more prone to exposure. The results suggest that the use of ELF-MF producing instruments should be limited during gestation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Body Weight / radiation effects
Cell Count
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Electromagnetic Fields / adverse effects*
Female
Megakaryocytes / cytology
Megakaryocytes / radiation effects
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Organ Size / radiation effects
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / etiology
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / pathology*
Radiation Dosage
Spleen / embryology
Spleen / pathology
Spleen / radiation effects*