Three years after the first interlaboratory comparison programme (ILC) for extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF EMF), twelve participating laboratories measured the values of electric and magnetic fields including frequency in three stages at specified positions and distances from the field sources. This paper presents the measurements procedure, the results and their evaluation ...

The Editor-in-chief of the Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences has decided to retract the article from Bayazit V et al. [1] entitled as: "Evaluation of carcinogenic effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF)" published in Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2010 Aug;10(3):245-50. After the editorial office was alerted of possible plagiarism in the article, it conducted thorough investigation and concluded...

Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) causes various biological effects through altering intracellular calcium homeostasis. The role of high voltage-gated (HVA) calcium channels in ELF-EMF induced effects has been extensively studied. However, the effect of ELF-EMF on low-voltage-gated (LVA) T-type calcium channels has not been reported. In this study, we test the effect of E...

BACKGROUND Evidence for a possible causal relationship between exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted by high voltage transmission (HVT) lines and neurobehavioral dysfunction in children is insufficient. The present study aims to investigate the association between EMF exposure from HVT lines and neurobehavioral function in children. METHODS Two primary schools were chosen based on ...

There are a number of reports of the plasma membrane transport of Ca2+ in biological systems being enhanced by low frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF), including reports that the enhancement involves a resonance-type response at the cyclotron frequency for Ca2+ ions for geomagnetic values of the magnetic field. Using the fluorescent probe fura2, we find no evidence for changes in cytosolic c...

Exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) is a cause of concern for many people. The topic will likely remain for the foreseeable future on the scientific and political agenda, since emissions continue to change in characteristics and levels due to new infrastructure deployments, smart environments and novel wireless devices. Until now, systematic and coordinated efforts to monitor EMF exposure ...

Connexins (Cx) are membrane proteins able to influence trophoblast functions. Here we investigated the effect of high-frequency electromagnetic fields (HF-EMF) on Cx expression and localization in extravillous trophoblast cell line HTR-8/SVneo. We also analysed cell ultrastructural changes induced by HF-EMF exposure. Samples were exposed to pulse-modulated 1817 MHz sinusoidal waves (GSM-217 Hz;...

There have been much speculation and debate concerning the effect of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on body systems. Various reports have implicated excessive exposure to EMF to certain forms of leukemia. It has also been reported that EMF may cause alteration in the levels of certain macro- and micro-nutrients such as copper, zinc, selenium, calcium and iron. We have undertaken this study to det...

The effects of magnetic fields (MF) on germination and early growth parameters, redox state and the activity of antioxidant system were investigated in soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) seedlings. The seeds were imbibed in water and then were exposed to a 30 mT static magnetic field (SMF) and a 10 kHz electromagnetic field (EMF) for 4 days, each 5 h. Water uptake of seeds increased after 40 and ...