Protective Effect of Loranthus Longiflorus on Learning and Memory of Rats Exposed to Electromagnetic Radiation (emr)
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: The interaction of mobile phone radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) with the brain is a serious concern of our society.In this study, we aimed to experiment on the antioxidative property of a parasitic plant Loranthus longiflorus (Loranthaceae) to protect central nervous system against oxidative damages of mobile phone electromagnetic radiation (EMR).Healthy male albino wistar rats were exposed to RF-EMR by giving 5 min calling/ 5min interval for 1 hour per day for two month, Keeping a GSM (0.9 GHz/1.8GHz) mobile phone in Silent mode (no ring tone) in the cage.After 15, 30, 45, 60 days exposure, three randomly picked animals from both groups were tested with using Morris water maze.Antioxidant compounds and their Neuroprotective action of Loranthus longiflorus bark sample collected from Ficus religiosa host trees were assessed.Rats which have been feed with Ethyl acetate Extract of Loranthus longiflorus (EAL) bark (700mg/kg body weight, p.o.)
Authors: Hemant Nagar, Dilip Kumar Tiwari, Gaurav Dwivedi, Rishi Kant Tripathi, Pankaj Singh
Language: English
Subfield: Biophysics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2104614022