ID Number		2188
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		60 Hz ELF exposure to rats and analysis of estrogen alpha and beta receptor RNA
Details		Wistar rats (male and female) were exposed to 60 Hz ELF for 2 hr/day for 9 days at 1 milliT using a Helmholtz coil and estrous cycles were monitored. In addition, other rats were ovariectomized and either supplimented or not with 17-beta-estradiol, exposed as above, and olfactory bulbs were isolated and analyzed for mRNA expression of estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) and -beta (ERbeta) mRNA. The authors report that ELF exposure resulted in a biphasic effect on ER-beta expression in females, which increased during diestrous and decreased during estrous. No effect on ER-beta was observed in males, and no effect in males or females was observed on ER-alpha expression.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		MEXICO
References		Reyes-Guerrero, G et al. Neurosci Lett, (2010) 471:109-113
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