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Acute exposure of rats to air ions: Effects on the regional concentration and utilization of serotonin in brain

✍ Scribed by William H. Bailey; Jonathan M. Charry

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
503 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
0197-8462

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✦ Synopsis

Exposure to electrically charged gas molecules (air ions) has been reported to influence physiological and behavioral functions in animals and humans although there is controversy as to whether these findings are valid. A popular hypothesis concerning the reported effects of air ions is that alterations in serotonin (5HT) metabolism, particularly in the brain, are involved. We measured the concentration and turnover of 5HT in rats exposed to 5.0 X lo5 ions/cm3 for up to 66 hours. Contrary to previous reports of other investigators, we were unable to demonstrate any effect of exposure to air ions or associated DC electric fields on the concentration or turnover of 5HT in rats under carefully controlled and characterized exposure conditions.

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