Effect of sub-acute oscillating magnetic field exposure of 1.65mT on biochemical and haematological parameters of rats fed with fertilized vegetables

Paul Akinwande Atepa¹ , Oluwagbenga John Ogunbiyi² , Oludayo Oluseyi Adekanye³ , David Dele Abajingin⁴

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Vol.10 , Issue.6 , pp.17-25, Dec-2022

Online published on Dec 31, 2022

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Abstract :
The biochemical and hematological effects of rats fed with vegetables planted on fertilized soil after exposure to sub-acute oscillating magnetic field was investigated. Five different types of soil were sampled along with three types of commonly eaten vegetable plants nursed on two types of fertilizers. Each of the vegetable plants was planted in five local pots, each containing a sampled soil. Other sets of local pots matching this description were fertilized differently with Telfaria occidentalis (Fluted pumpkin), Amaranthus hybridus (Green amaranth) and Basella alba (Malabar spinach) respectively. The control group consists of 3 pots of vegetable plants without fertilizer while the experimental group consists of 6 pots of plants planted with fertilizer. After the vegetables have been matured, they were harvested, dried and grinded into powdered form. The elemental levels in both the soil and vegetables were measured using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Three groups of five rats each were formed from fifteen selected rats. Each group was fed differently with the vegetables harvested from experimental groups, and later exposed to a sub-acute oscillating magnetic field for about 30 days. The animals were sacrificed and the liver was excised for biochemical and haematological analysis. The results show that exposure of rats to magnetic field caused oxidative stress. The accumulated level of heavy metals in the vegetable did not cause significant stress probably due to the presence of bioactive phytochemicals. Data obtained suggest that some haematological parameters of human could be altered if exposed to either sub-acute oscillating magnetic field or consumption of fertilized vegetables.

Key-Words / Index Term :
biochemical, haematological, vegetables, fertilizer, oscillating, magnetic field

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