A short-term extremely low frequency electromagnetic field exposure increases circulating leukocyte numbers and affects HPA-axis signaling in mice

• Published in: Bioelectromagnetics Vol. 37; no. 7; pp. 433 - 443
• Main Authors: de Kleijn, Stan, Ferwerda, Gerben, Wiese, Michelle, Trentelman, Jos, Cuppen, Jan, Kozicz, Tamas, de Jager, Linda, Hermans, Peter W. M., Verburg-van Kemenade, B. M. Lidy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects; ELF-EMF; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - cytology; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - radiation effects; immune response; in vivo exposure; Leukocyte Count; leukocytes; Mice; Pituitary-Adrenal System - cytology; Pituitary-Adrenal System - radiation effects; Signal Transduction - radiation effects; stress; Time Factors; stress; leukocytes; in vivo exposure; immune response; ELF-EMF

There is still uncertainty whether extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF‐EMF) can induce health effects like immunomodulation. Despite evidence obtained in vitro, an unambiguous association has not yet been established in vivo. Here, mice were exposed to ELF‐EMF for 1, 4, and 24 h/day...