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Evaluation of the Structural Changes of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Brain and Testes of Adult Male Mice

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Theincreasingnumberofdevicesemittingmagneticfieldsraisedvalidquestionsconcerning theirsafetyandpotentialriskforhumanexposureanditslimits.Forthispurposefifteenadult micewereexposedtoextremelylowfrequencyelectromagneticfield(ELMF)atafrequencyof 60Hertz(Hz)andintensityof20millitesla(mT)for2hoursfor2consecutivedays.Other10 animalsservedasacontrol. Aftertheirsacrifice,serumtestosteronewasdetermined.Inaddition,electron microscopicstudyofmicebrainsandtesteswasdone. ThepresentstudyrevealedthatexposuretoEMFcausedsignificantincreaseinserum testosterone. Electronmicroscopicexaminationofbraincellsshowedmarkeddemyelinationofnerve fibreswithdegenerationofnervecells.Therewasalsodegenerationofsomespermatogenic cellswithabnormalspermmorphology.
Inconclusion,thepresentstudyshowedevidentbiochemicalandhistopathologicalchangesof ELMFonthebrainandtestis.Furtherstudieswouldbeusefultoassesstheeffectofother dosesofexposureandtofollowthedegreeofreversibilityofthesechanges.Other investigationsarealsoadvisabletominimizetheabovebiologicaleffectsandprotectagainst ELMF.

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10.21608/ejhm.2006.17909

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Aisha A. Saad El-Din

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Saad El-Din

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National Centre of Radiation Research and Technology, Egypt

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Nabila A.

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Abd El-Motaal

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National Centre of Radiation Research and Technology, Egypt

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Haidy F.

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Abd El Hamid

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Department of Anatomy Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.

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Yasser F.

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El-Akid

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Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.

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24

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2006-07-01

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2018-10-30

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2006-07-01

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460

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476

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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EJHM_Volume 24_Issue 1_Pages 460-476.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Evaluation of the Structural Changes of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Brain and Testes of Adult Male Mice

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22 Jan 2023