Beta
65419

EFFECT OF EXPOSURE TO 50 Hz, 5 mTESLA MAGNETIC FIELD ON SEX HORMONE STATUS IN MALE RATS

Article

Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

The question of whether extremely low frequency magnetic fields can affect biological system, has attracted attention by many research groups for quite some time. Still today, the theoretical possibility of such an interaction is often questioned and the site of interaction is unknown. In the present study, the influence of Extremely low frequency magnetic field of 50 Hz, 5 mTesla on sex hormone status in male rats was studied. 60 male albino rats, divided into 6 groups of 10 animals each. Animal groups were continuously exposed to 50 Hz, 5 mTesla magnetic field generated by magnetic field chamber for periods of one week, two weeks and four weeks. For each experimental point, sham treated group was used as a control. Assay of serum testosterone hormone, Lutenizing Hormone(LH), Follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) and prolactin hormone were performed. Serum testosterone hormone level showed no significant changes, serum FSH showed significant increased than sham exposed group only after 1 week magnetic field exposure, serum LH showed significant increase than sham exposed group only after 4 weeks magnetic field exposure while serum prolactin hormone level showed significant increase in all magnetic field exposed groups than sham exposed animals. We conclude that exposure to 50 Hz, 5 mTesla magnetic field for periods of 1,2 and 4 weeks has no effect on testosterone level, some changes on FSH and LH serum levels and increase in serum prolactin level.

DOI

10.21608/bfsa.2004.65419

Authors

First Name

Yasser

Last Name

Moustafa

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Randa

Last Name

Mostafa

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Physiology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Benha, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Fadel

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

27

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

9871

Issue Date

2004-12-01

Receive Date

2004-03-18

Publish Date

2004-12-31

Page Start

187

Page End

191

Print ISSN

1110-0052

Online ISSN

3009-7703

Link

https://bpsa.journals.ekb.eg/article_65419.html

Detail API

https://bpsa.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=65419

Order

1

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,096

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences Assiut University

Publication Link

https://bpsa.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

EFFECT OF EXPOSURE TO 50 Hz, 5 mTESLA MAGNETIC FIELD ON SEX HORMONE STATUS IN MALE RATS

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023