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In Vivo Cytotoxicity Induced by 60 Hz Electromagnetic Fields under a High-Voltage Substation Environment

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  • J. Antonio Heredia-Rojas

    (Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Universidad S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Nuevo León, Mexico)

  • Abraham Octavio Rodríguez-De la Fuente

    (Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Universidad S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Nuevo León, Mexico)

  • Ricardo Gomez-Flores

    (Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Universidad S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Nuevo León, Mexico)

  • Omar Heredia-Rodríguez

    (Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Universidad S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Nuevo León, Mexico)

  • Laura E. Rodríguez-Flores

    (Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Francisco I. Madero pte. S/N, Col. Mitras Centro, Monterrey 66460, Nuevo León, Mexico)

  • Michaela Beltcheva

    (Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria)

  • Ma. Esperanza Castañeda-Garza

    (Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Universidad S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Nuevo León, Mexico)

Abstract

Living beings permanently receive electromagnetic radiation, particularly from extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs), which may cause adverse health effects. In this work, we studied the in vivo cytotoxic effects of exposing BALB/c mice to 60 Hz and 8.8 µT EMFs during 72 h and 240 h in a switchyard area, using animals exposed to 60 Hz and 2.0 mT EMFs or treated with 5 mg/kg mitomycin C (MMC) as positive controls. Micronucleus (MN) frequency and male germ cell analyses were used as cytological endpoints. ELF-EMF exposure was observed to significantly ( p < 0.05) increase MN frequency at all conditions tested, with the 2 mT/72 h treatment causing the highest response, as compared with untreated control. In addition, increased sperm counts were observed after switchyard area ELF-EMF exposure, as compared with untreated control. In contrast, low sperm counts were obtained for 72 h/2.0 mT-exposed animals and for MMC-treated mice ( p < 0.05), without altering male germ cell morphological characteristics.

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  • J. Antonio Heredia-Rojas & Abraham Octavio Rodríguez-De la Fuente & Ricardo Gomez-Flores & Omar Heredia-Rodríguez & Laura E. Rodríguez-Flores & Michaela Beltcheva & Ma. Esperanza Castañeda-Garza, 2018. "In Vivo Cytotoxicity Induced by 60 Hz Electromagnetic Fields under a High-Voltage Substation Environment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-9, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:8:p:2789-:d:162317
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    1. Emanuele Calabrò, 2018. "Introduction to the Special Issue “Electromagnetic Waves Pollution”," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-6, September.

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