ID Number		1193
Study Type		In Vitro
Model		ELF exposure to cells in culture and analysis of DNA breaks via comet assay
Details		Whole venous blood from human volunteers was exposed to 50 Hz ELF at 500 uT for 2, 4 or 24 hours. Concurrent sham exposed primary blood cultures were placed in the same temperature controlled environment where the lowest stray magnetic field was measured (~1.3 uT). Temperature was maintained at 37 degrees. Positive controls included ionizing radiation (60Co; 4Gy). DNA breaks in lymphocytes were assessed via comet assay at 0, 30, 60, 120 and 240 minutes after ELF exposure or 4 Gy. Comets were analyzed with the Komet 4.0 (Kinetic Imaging, Ltd, UK) image analysis system for tail DNA (tail factor %), and visual scoring (classifying in 5 groups). Start date February 2003, end date December 2004.
Findings		Ongoing
Status		Ongoing
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Principal Investigator		National Research Institute for Radiobiology and R - +36 1 4822020
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		HUNGARY
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