Research Article

Bidirectional Effect of Repeated Exposure to Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field (50 Hz) of 1 and 7 mT on Oxidative/Antioxidative Status in Rat’s Brain: The Prediction for the Vulnerability to Diseases

Table 1

Results of statistical analysis of the oxidative markers concentrations in the prefrontal cortex.

Dependent variableEffect

aCP basal levelIntensity of the electromagnetic field (mT)222.133<0.001
Number of exposures 216.681<0.001
49.851<0.001
Error68
b8-epi PGF2α basal levelIntensity of the electromagnetic field (mT)215.231<0.001
Number of exposures ()20.1910.827
42.3430.063
Error73
cOpen field-induced CP levelIntensity of the electromagnetic field (mT)2190.737<0.001
Number of exposures ()219.793<0.001
412.051<0.001
Error71
dOpen field-induced 8-epi PGF2α levelIntensity of the electromagnetic field (mT)213.921<0.001
Number of exposures ()20.6570.522
47.753<0.001
Error66

F: GLM; statistically significant value: indicated in italic; CP: protein carbonyl groups.