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No evidence of major transcriptional changes in the brain of mice exposed to 1800 MHz GSM signal.
Paparini A, Rossi P, Gianfranceschi G, Brugaletta V, Falsaperla R, De Luca P, Romano Spica V · 2008
View Original AbstractOne-hour GSM exposure showed no brain gene changes in mice, but this brief exposure doesn't reflect real-world chronic use patterns.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mice to GSM cell phone radiation (1800 MHz) for one hour and analyzed gene expression changes in brain tissue using advanced genetic screening techniques. They found no significant changes in brain gene expression patterns, even when using less strict analysis methods that initially suggested 75 genes might be affected. This study suggests that short-term exposure to cell phone-level radiation may not cause major genetic changes in brain tissue.
Study Details
To analyze possible effects of microwaves on gene expression, mice were exposed to global system for mobile communication (GSM) 1800 MHz signal for 1 h at a whole body SAR of 1.1 W/kg.
Gene expression was studied in the whole brain, where the average SAR was 0.2 W/kg, by expression mi...
Comparison of data from sham and exposed animals showed no significant difference in gene expression...
Show BibTeX
@article{a_2008_no_evidence_of_major_3291,
author = {Paparini A and Rossi P and Gianfranceschi G and Brugaletta V and Falsaperla R and De Luca P and Romano Spica V},
title = {No evidence of major transcriptional changes in the brain of mice exposed to 1800 MHz GSM signal.},
year = {2008},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18175331/},
}