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Effects of ELF (1-120 Hz) and modulated (50 Hz) RF fields on the efflux of calcium ions from brain tissue in vitro

Bioelectromagnetics · 1985 · Mixed · Insufficient evidence

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In chick brain tissue in vitro, enhanced calcium ion efflux depended on ELF frequency and field intensity. No enhanced efflux was observed for 42 Hz at 30–60 Vp-p/m, while 45 Hz produced enhanced efflux around 40 Vp-p/m; 50 Hz produced enhanced efflux in a na…

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PublicationBioelectromagnetics · 1985
Study typein_vitro
Reported directionMixed
Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

We have previously shown that 16-Hz, sinusoidal electromagnetic fields can cause enhanced efflux of calcium ions from chick brain tissue, in vitro, in two intensity regions centered on 6 and 40 Vp-p/m. Alternatively, 1-Hz and 30-Hz fields at 40 Vp-p/m did not cause enhanced efflux. We now demonstrate that although there is no enhanced efflux associated with a 42-Hz field at 30, 40, 50, or 60 Vp-p/m, a 45-Hz field causes enhanced efflux in an intensity range around 40 Vp-p/m that is essentially identical to the response observed for 16-Hz fields. Fields at 50 Hz induce enhanced efflux in a narrower intensity region between 45 and 50 Vp-p/m, while radiofrequency carrier waves, amplitude modulated at 50 Hz, also display enhanced efflux over a narrow power density range. Electromagnetic fields at 60 Hz cause enhanced efflux only at 35 and 40 Vp-p/m, intensities slightly lower than those that are effective at 50 Hz. Finally, exposures over a series of frequencies at 42.5 Vp-p/m reveal two frequency regions that elicit enhanced efflux--one centered on 15 Hz, the other extending from 45 to 105 Hz.

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Study typein_vitro
Effect directionmixed
PopulationChick brain tissue (in vitro)
Sample sizeNot supplied
ExposureELF
Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

In chick brain tissue in vitro, enhanced calcium ion efflux depended on ELF frequency and field intensity. No enhanced efflux was observed for 42 Hz at 30–60 Vp-p/m, while 45 Hz produced enhanced efflux around 40 Vp-p/m; 50 Hz produced enhanced efflux in a narrower intensity region (45–50 Vp-p/m), and 60 Hz only at 35 and 40 Vp-p/m. RF carrier waves amplitude-modulated at 50 Hz also showed enhanced efflux over a narrow power density range; frequency sweeps at 42.5 Vp-p/m indicated two responsive frequency regions centered near 15 Hz and spanning 45–105 Hz.

Outcomes measured

  • Efflux of calcium ions from brain tissue
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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1002/bem.2250060102
PubMed: 3977964

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