Abstract
Using permanent magnets of 50 gauss (control), 800 guass and 2700 gauss, the influence of the actions of the magentic field on the peripheral circulatory kinetics of the hamster's buccal pouch was determined by the laser doppler flowmeter (LDF), and the following conclusions were made.
The magnets of 800 and 2700 gauss caused increases in blood flow 4-fold (p<0.01) and 17-fold ( <0.001) as much as the control, respectively.
The blood flow proved to increase immediately after applying the magnet and to be constant regardless of time. It also proved to decrease immediately after stopping the application.
These results are thought to have elucidated one of the effects of magnetism.
