Mated female rats were divided into 4 groups (n=24 each): exposure to a magnetic field of 1) 5 µT, 2) 83.3 µT, 3) 500 µT and 4) sham exposure. On gestational day 20, all rats were anesthetized, Caesarean sections were conducted and dams and fetuses were investigated.
field generator consisted of four square coils and one rack (1.8 m x 1.8 m x 1.8 m) with three animal living floors with more than 10 animals per floor in individual cages; magnetic field variation within the animal testing area was less than 3%; room maintained a temperature of 22 ± 3°C and a relative humidity of 50 ± 10%
Korea Health 21 R&D Project (of Ministry of Health, Welfare and Familiy Affairs), Korea
Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
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