Extremely low-frequency magnetic field exposure and protection against UV-induced death in chicken embryos |
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Authors: | Mannerling Ann-Christine Mild Kjell Hansson Mattsson Mats-Olof |
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Affiliation: | Department of Natural Sciences, Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | We report on a study where 4-day old chicken embryos from different flocks were pre-treated with 50 Hz magnetic fields (MF) prior to a 60-min UV-C exposure (1.7 mW/cm(2)) to investigate the possible protective effect of MF exposure on UV-induced embryo death. Different flux densities (0.010, 0.025, 0.050, 0.10, and 0.20 mT), field directions (vertical and horizontal), as well as MF exposure times (10, 20, and 60 min) were employed. We did not find any significant effects by MF exposure, irrespective of exposure time, flux density, or field direction on the survival of embryos. Neither could we find any flock dependency on sensitivity to MF exposure. |
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