60 Hz Magnetic Field Effects on Cholinergic System

Lai, Henry C.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01ES006290-03
• Application #: 2155171
• Study Section: Radiation Study Section (RAD)
• Project Start: 1994-09-28
• Project End: 1998-08-31
• Budget Start: 1996-09-01
• Budget End: 1997-08-31
• Support Year: 3
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: University of Washington
• Department: Pharmacology
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 135646524
• City: Seattle
• State: WA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 98195

Publications

Lai, Henry; Singh, Narendra P (2004) Magnetic-field-induced DNA strand breaks in brain cells of the rat. Environ Health Perspect 112:687-94

Lai, H; Carino, M (1999) 60 Hz magnetic fields and central cholinergic activity: effects of exposure intensity and duration. Bioelectromagnetics 20:284-9

Singh, N; Lai, H (1998) 60 Hz magnetic field exposure induces DNA crosslinks in rat brain cells. Mutat Res 400:313-20

Lai, H; Carino, M (1998) Intracerebroventricular injection of mu- and delta-opiate receptor antagonists block 60 Hz magnetic field-induced decreases in cholinergic activity in the frontal cortex and hippocampus of the rat. Bioelectromagnetics 19:432-7

Lai, H; Carino, M A; Ushijima, I (1998) Acute exposure to a 60 Hz magnetic field affects rats' water-maze performance. Bioelectromagnetics 19:117-22

Lai, H; Singh, N P (1997) Acute exposure to a 60 Hz magnetic field increases DNA strand breaks in rat brain cells. Bioelectromagnetics 18:156-65

Lai, H; Singh, N P (1997) Melatonin and N-tert-butyl-alpha-phenylnitrone block 60-Hz magnetic field-induced DNA single and double strand breaks in rat brain cells. J Pineal Res 22:152-62

Lai, H (1996) Spatial learning deficit in the rat after exposure to a 60 Hz magnetic field. Bioelectromagnetics 17:494-6