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Title: Effect of low-level, 60-Hz electromagnetic fields on human lymphoid cells: I. Mitotic rate and chromosome breakage in human peripheral lymphocytes

Abstract

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 microA/cm2, 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.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
OSTI Identifier:
6926572
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bioelectromagnetics (N.Y.); (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GENETIC EFFECTS; LYMPHOCYTES; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; MITOSIS; ANIMAL CELLS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY FLUIDS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; LEUKOCYTES; MATERIALS; MUTATIONS; SOMATIC CELLS; 560400* - Other Environmental Pollutant Effects

Citation Formats

Cohen, M M, Kunska, A, Astemborski, J A, McCulloch, D, and Paskewitz, D A. Effect of low-level, 60-Hz electromagnetic fields on human lymphoid cells: I. Mitotic rate and chromosome breakage in human peripheral lymphocytes. United States: N. p., 1986. Web. doi:10.1002/bem.2250070409.
Cohen, M M, Kunska, A, Astemborski, J A, McCulloch, D, & Paskewitz, D A. Effect of low-level, 60-Hz electromagnetic fields on human lymphoid cells: I. Mitotic rate and chromosome breakage in human peripheral lymphocytes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.2250070409
Cohen, M M, Kunska, A, Astemborski, J A, McCulloch, D, and Paskewitz, D A. 1986. "Effect of low-level, 60-Hz electromagnetic fields on human lymphoid cells: I. Mitotic rate and chromosome breakage in human peripheral lymphocytes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.2250070409.
@article{osti_6926572,
title = {Effect of low-level, 60-Hz electromagnetic fields on human lymphoid cells: I. Mitotic rate and chromosome breakage in human peripheral lymphocytes},
author = {Cohen, M M and Kunska, A and Astemborski, J A and McCulloch, D and Paskewitz, D A},
abstractNote = {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 microA/cm2, 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.},
doi = {10.1002/bem.2250070409},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6926572}, journal = {Bioelectromagnetics (N.Y.); (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 4,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
}