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 4

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

Dependent variable/groupEffect

aTAC
Control group
Open field effect11.3750.246
Number of exposures (-)20.5680.570
20.9050.411
Error52
bTAC
EMF/1mT
Open field effect112.290<0.001
Number of exposures (-)239.426<0.001
212.297<0.001
Error52
cTAC
EMF/7mT
Open field effect12.3010.135
Number of exposures (-)27.958<0.001
213.983<0.001
Error53

F: GLM; statistically significantvalue: indicated in italic; TAC: total antioxidant capacity.