The Influence of Electromagnetic Radiation Generated by a Mobile Phone on the Skeletal System of Rats
Table 6
Concentration of bone turnover markers in rats’ blood serum.
Time period of exposure to field (weeks)
Concentration of the measured bone turnover marker in blood serum
OC (bone GLA protein) [ng/100 mL]
NTx (collagen type I cross-linked N-telopeptide) [nM BCE/L]
PYD (pyridinoline) [nmol/L]
Animal group
Animal group
Animal group
()
()
()
()
()
()
0
95.99 ± 10.18
101.78 ± 11.24
3.55 ± 0.38
3.54 ± 0.39
—
—
1
56.04 ± 6.11
71.39 ±
3.23 ± 0.48
3.25 ± 0.40
—
—
2
48.65 ± 5.002
50.04 ± 5.33
3.02 ± 0.26
3.05 ± 0.33
—
—
3
37.34 ± 4.11
39.54 ± 3.96
2.81 ± 0.29
3.05 ± 0.25
—
—
4
35.69 ± 3.39
37.81 ± 2.63
2.73 ± 0.31
2.88 ± 0.37
3.72 ± 0.30
4.72 ±
The results are presented as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation (). : number of rats in a group (male rats of Wistar strain, 10 weeks old, in the beginning of the experiment). Statistically significant difference in relation to control group (dependent -test). Snedecor’s test.
