Effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields on turkeys

(2018)
Method
The turkeys in the treatment group were treated in vivo with ELF EMF (50 Hz; 10 μT) for 3 wk after a 1-wk-long adaptation period. The animals were not exposed to ELF EMF during the regeneration period (5 wk following the exposure). The NE-activated β-adrenoceptor function was detected by measuring the amount of 3′5′-cyclic-adenosine-monophosphate (cAMP), and the biochemical enzyme parameters were defined.
Source

ELF EMF

extremely low frequency (ELF; 0–300 Hz; 0–50 μT)

Result
NE-activated β-adrenoceptor function was decreased in the treated birds in a time-dependent manner, while there were no differences between toxicological parameters in the serum, compared to the normal ranges. The decreased NE-dependent β-adrenoceptor function could be compensated by the homeostatic complex during the 5-wk regeneration period.