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Abstract
The possibility that exposure to powerline frequency (60-Hz) magnetic fields might affect the form or intensity of epileptic seizures, induced by administration of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) in rats, was examined. Male adult rats were exposed to either 60-Hz magnetic fields with intensities of up to 1.85 gauss (185 microT) or to a sham field condition, for 1 h prior to injections of PTZ (45-75 mg/kg). The subsequent seizures were monitored and recorded on videotape and any subsequent mortalities were noted. Exposure to 60-Hz magnetic fields prior to administration of PTZ was found to significantly (P less than 0.005) reduce the lethality of the drug-induced seizures. The LD50 for the sham-exposed group was 65.88 mg/kg, whereas for the 60-Hz magnetic field-exposed rats, the LD50 was 85.33 mg/kg. In some experiments exposure to the 1.0 and 1.5 gauss magnetic fields also produced significant (P less than 0.05) reductions in seizure durations. These findings suggest that acute exposure to low intensity 60-Hz magnetic fields has an inhibitory effect on the lethality and expression of PTZ-induced seizures in rats. Some possible mechanisms, which could account for these observed effects of magnetic field exposure on seizures, are discussed.
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