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1Faculty of Science in Dammam, King Faisal University, Physics department, Saudi Arabian Kingdom.
Abstract:
Do increasing doses of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) increase the hazards effect on blood? Studies on the blood of rats provide guidance for the assessment of occupational and public health significance of exposure to EMFs. Here, apparent additive viscosity of animal blood after exposing to EMFs (3,5 and 10 gauss) is examined. The results indicate that hematocrite (HCT) increased as EMF increases while the viscocity decreased with the increase of EMF. Red blood cell permeability, deformability and the electrical properties of hemoglobin (conductivity and relaxation time) were also examined. The results show that EMF produces pronounced changes in the molecular structure of hemoglobin and induced force acting on the charged particle of charge q which may activate Rouleau formation of red blood cells (RBCs).
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