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 2

Results of statistical analysis of effects of open field stress on oxidative stress markers level in relation to its basal level in each experimental group.

Dependent variable/groupEffect

aCP
Control group
Open field effect11.9640.168
Number of exposures (-)22.2530.118
232.078<0.001
Error42
bCP
EMF/1mT
Open field effect152.023<0.001
Number of exposures (-)23.0770.055
266.370<0.001
Error49
cCP
EMF/7mT
Open field effect147.966<0.001
Number of exposures (-)21.8760.164
212.193<0.001
Error48
d8-epi PGF2α
Control group
Open field effect12.9950.091
Number of exposures (-)233.444<0.001
21.4220.252
Error44
e8-epi PGF2α
EMF/1mT
Open field effect114.228<0.001
Number of exposures (-)215.181<0.001
26.0000.005
Error47
f8-epi PGF2α
EMF/7mT
Open field effect12.0050.163
Number of exposures (-)22.6490.081
20.0640.938
Error48

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