The patch-clamp method was used to measure transmembrane Na(+) and K(+) currents of the action potential in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells exposed to static magnetic fields of 1, 5, and 75 G, 60 Hz fields of 1 and 5 G, and to combined static and low-frequency fields tuned for resonance of Na(+) and K(+). The maximum currents and their inactivation rates, and the activation rate of the Na(+) curren...

Article history: Received: 13 March 2011 Accepted: 14 July 2011 Available online: 27 July 2011 Background: Extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields have been considered by researchers as a noninvasive treatment approach. Citing documented biological effects of ELF magnetic fields in recent studies, we investigate the effect of low intensity ELF magnetic field on the treatment of invasive d...