@article{oai:obihiro.repo.nii.ac.jp:00004213, author = {Harakawa, Shinji and 原川, 信二 and Inoue, Noboru and 井上, 昇 and Hori, Takuya and Tochio, Koji and Kariya, Tatsuya and Takahashi, Kunichito and Doge, Fuyuki and Suzuki, Hiroshi and Nagasawa, Hideyuki}, issue = {7}, journal = {Bioelectromagnetics}, month = {Oct}, note = {application/pdf, The effects of exposure to extremely low frequency electric fields (ELF EFs) on plasma lipid peroxide levels and antioxidant activity (AOA) in Sprague-Dawley rats were studied. The test was based on comparisons among rats treated with a combination of the oxidizing agent, 2,2'-azobis(2-aminopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) and 50 Hz EF of 17.5 kV/m intensity for 15 min per day for 7 days, AAPH alone, EF alone or no treatment. EF significantly decreased the plasma peroxide level in rats treated with AAPH, similar to treatment by ascorbic acid or the superoxide dismutase. Ascorbic acid increased AOA; however, EF and superoxide dismutase did not change AOA compared with sham exposure in stressed rats. No influence on the lipid peroxide level and AOA in unstressed rats was observed with EF exposure alone. Although the administration of AAPH decreased AOA, this decrease did not change when EF was added. These data indicate that the ELF EF used in this study influenced the lipid peroxide level in an oxidatively stressed rat.}, pages = {589--594}, title = {Effects of a 50 Hz electric field on plasma lipid peroxide level and antioxidant activity in rats}, volume = {26}, year = {2005} }