Distinct Epidermal Keratinocytes Respond to Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Differently

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Huang CY, Chuang CY, Shu WY, Chang CW, Chen CR, Fan TC, Hsu IC

Summary:

This in vitro study investigated whether exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields (at 1.5 microtesla) affects the cell growth of human epidermal keratinocytes. The authors found that two different types of epidermal keratinocytes responded to ELF magnetic fields differently, after simultaneous exposure, i.e. ELF exposure affected one type of cell but not the other. The authors suggested that the biological effects of ELF magnetic fields in epidermal keratinocytes are cell type specific.

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PLoS One 2014; 9 (11): e113424-1 - e113424-7