The effect of continuous exposure to electromagnetic fïeld on four successive generations of mice

Abstract

AbstrakTujuan peneLitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efek biologik akibat dart pemajarwn medan elektrostatik terhndap 4 generasi mencit.Empat puluh delapan ekor mencit Strain Swiss Webster, masing-masing 24 ekar jantan dan betina, wnur 3 bulan, dengan berat badan antara 35 -40 g, ditempatkan pada suatu ruan.Ban yang terkontrol, dan diberi diet makanan standar serta minum secukupnya. Mencit dibagi menjadi 6 kelompok, masing-masing terdiri dari 4 pasang mencit. Kelompok pertama dipajan medan elektromagnit pada tegangan 1 kV/10 cm, kelompok kedua pada tegangan 2 kV/10 cm, dan kelompok ketiga pada medan elektromagnit dari tegangan 3 kV/I0 cm. Ketiga kelompok tersebut disebut kelompok eksperimen, Tiga kelompok Ininnya digunal<an sebagai kelompok kontrotr, masing-masing untuk kelompok eksperimen perîama, kedua, dan ketiga. Setiap AbstractThe objective of thi.r st is to know the biobgical effects of electromagnetic f.eld treatment on four successiye generations of mice" Fnurty eight mnle and female mice of Swiss Webster Strain, 3 months of old, and 3 5 -40 g body weight, were kept in a controlled environment and fed a standard diet. Mice were divided into 6 groups of four couples each. The first group was exposed to electromagnetic field of I kV/10 cm, the second group to 2 kV/10 cm, and the third group to 3 kV/10 cm. The remaining 3 groups were served as untreated controls of the first, second, and third group, respectively. Each couple of mice was placed in a cage (26x20x1 I cm) with wire metal cage tops. The cages of experimental groups with mice inside, were then put on the negative terminal plate of a pair of parallel aLuminiwm plate electrodes. These cages were perpendicular to the positive electrode plate at a distance of I0 cm.Subsequently, the electrodes were connected to stepup transformer as an alternating current power supply. AII mice belonging to experimental and untreated control groups were allowed to mate, gastate, and deliver the first up to fourth generations, During investigation, all generations of experimental groups were continuously treated to electromagnetic