Change of nitric oxide concentration in men exposed to a 1.5 T constant magnetic field

✍ Scribed by Öcal Sırmatel; Cemil Sert; Cemil Tümer; Adil Öztürk; Murat Bilgin; Zeki Ziylan

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 74 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0197-8462
• DOI: 10.1002/bem.20281

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This study was carried out in order to determine nitric oxide (NO) production immediately after a 1.5 T magnetic field 30 min exposure to an experimental group, comprising 33 healthy young male volunteers aged 18–26 years old. In addition, a control group, comprising 30 healthy male volunteers aged 19–26 years old, was not exposed to the magnetic field and their NO levels were also measured. The experimental group was exposed using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus. Nitrite and nitrate concentrations were determined by UV‐VIS spectrophotometer. The results, related to the parameters measured in this study, were analyzed by one‐way ANOVA. Total nitrite concentration in post‐magnetic field samples was found to be higher than in pre‐magnetic field samples (P < .05). Bioelectromagnetics 2007. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.