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Table 2 Effect of 50 Hz EMF on cell death of human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 and colon cancer cell lines SW-480 and HCT-116 stained with AO/EB and analyzed under a fluorescence microscope after 72 h

From: Electromagnetic field investigation on different cancer cell lines

Cell lines

VC

EA

LA

NC

Control MDA-231

95,74 ± 0,60

4,25 ± 0,60

0

0

50 Hz EMF MDA-231

94,05 ± 1,39*

5,63 ± 1,39*

0

0

Control SW-480

94,05 ± 0,07

5,95 ± 0,07

0

0

50 Hz EMF SW-480

80,459 ± 1,83*

18,99 ± 1,29*

0,46 ± 0,175

0,075 ± 0,075

Control HCT-116

96,38 ± 3,31

3,62 ± 0.23

0

0

50 Hz EMF HCT-116

94,16 ± 1,19*

5,82 ± 1,19*

0

0

  1. n = 3, *p < 0.05 as compared with control.
  2. VC-viable cells; EA- early apoptosis; LA-late apoptosis; NC-necrotic cells.