ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Alternating high magnetic fields
;
eddy current
;
magnetic flux concentration
;
Caenorhabditis elegans
;
growth
;
reproduction
;
behavior
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Here we describe a device for testing possible influences of high magnetic fields on biological processes, by which alternating-current magnetic stimuli as high as 1.7 T can be administered. Experiments with a simple multicellular organism, the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegans, revealed that intermittent exposure to the magnetic fields modestly inhibited the animal's reproduction as well as its post-embryonic development, and caused a marked but transient derangement in its locomotory behavior. Available evidence indicates that alternating high magnetic fields can elicit both chronic and acute biological effects, but that the effects may be well tolerated or compensated for by the living organism.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01931113
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