A test of the hypothesis that a 60-Hz magnetic field affects ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse L929 cells in vitro

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1995 Sep 14;214(2):627-31. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.2332.

Abstract

Four replicate experiments were performed to test the hypothesis that a 4-hr exposure of L929 cells in vitro to a 60 Hz, 10 microT magnetic field results in a large increase in ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) enzyme activity (1-2). A positive control yielded a highly statistically significant increase in ODC activity. However, magnetic field exposure had no statistically significant effect on extractable ODC activity of L929 cells relative to that of sham-exposed cells.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Animals
  • L Cells
  • Magnetics*
  • Mice
  • Ornithine Decarboxylase / metabolism
  • Ornithine Decarboxylase / radiation effects*
  • Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / pharmacology

Substances

  • Ornithine Decarboxylase
  • Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate