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Effects of Static Magnetic Field Exposure on Plasma Element Levels in Rat

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The interaction of static magnetic fields (SMFs) with living organisms is a rapidly growing field of investigation. The magnetic fields (MFs) effect observed with radical pair recombination is one of the well-known mechanisms by which MFs interact with biological systems. SMF influenced cellular antioxidant defense mechanisms by affecting antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (CAT). However, there were insufficient reports about the effects of SMF on macro and trace elements in serum, and the results were contradictory until now. In the current study, 12 rats were divided into two groups, namely as control and exposure group (128 mT and 1 h/day during five consecutive days). The macro and trace element concentrations in serum were examined. No significant difference was observed in the sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and selenium (Se) levels in rat compared to control. By contrast, exposure to SMF showed an increase in the zinc (Zn) level and a decrease in iron (Fe) concentration. Under our experimental conditions, SMF exposure cannot affect the plasma levels of macroelements, while it can disrupt Zn and Fe concentrations in rat.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Laboratory of Integrety Physiology, Bizerta, Tunisia.

We express our gratitude toward Laboratory of clinical biochemistry Liège, Belgium staff and we thank laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Liège, Belgium staff for their contribution to this study.

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    Lahbib Aida, Ghodbane Soumaya, Elferchichi Myriam, Sakly Mohsen & Abdelmelek Hafedh

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Aida, L., Soumaya, G., Myriam, E. et al. Effects of Static Magnetic Field Exposure on Plasma Element Levels in Rat. Biol Trace Elem Res 160, 67–72 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-014-9987-6

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