Research Article

Assessment of Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Hazards in Brain and Bone Marrow Cells of Newborn Rats Exposed to Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Field

Table 3

Micronucleus induction (MNPCE), PCE, and NCE in bone marrow cells of control newborn rats and those exposed to 50 Hz and 0.5 mT MF for 30 days 24 h/day. Each value was expressed as mean of 10 rats ± standard error.

GroupsNCE/100PCE/100MNPCE/2000

Control 6 0 . 6 7 ± 1 . 5 3 3 9 . 3 3 ± 1 . 5 3 1 7 . 6 ± 0 . 5 8
Exposed 5 6 . 3 3 ± 0 . 5 8 4 3 . 6 7 ± 0 . 5 8 7 2 ± 3 . 6 1

, Significant difference in comparison with the corresponding control at 𝛼 = 0 . 0 1 and 0.001, respectively.