Abstract
Effect of Electromagnetic Field on Serum Biochemical Parameters in Steelworkers: Boguslaw KULA, et al. Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Medical University of Silesia—The aim of the study was to evaluate some biochemical parameters in the serum of steelworkers exposed to electromagnetic field (electric field strength of 20 V/m and magnetic field strength of 2 A/m) generated by induction heaters. We found significant decreases in the levels of total protein, β- and γ-globulins, and in the activities of γglutamyltranspeptidase (E.C.2.3.2.2) and malate dehydrogenase (E.C.1.1.1.37). The activity of aspartate aminotransferase (E.C.2.6.1.1) decreased, but the activity of alanine aminotransferase (E.C.2.6.1.2) was unchanged. Total lipid, cholesterol, triglycerides and pre-β-lipoproteins decreased, but α-lipoproteins increased. The most pronounced changes in the biochemical parameters studied were found in workers with the longest exposure to an electromagnetic field.
