The effect of prenatal exposure to 1800 MHz electromagnetic field on calcineurin and bone development in rats.
Erkut A, Tumkaya L, Balik MS, Kalkan Y, Guvercin Y, Yilmaz A, Yuce S, Cure E, Sehitoglu I. · 2016
View Original AbstractPrenatal cell phone radiation exposure disrupted normal bone development in rat offspring, with 24-hour daily exposure causing the most severe skeletal damage.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant rats to cell phone radiation (1800 MHz frequency) for varying durations during pregnancy and examined bone development in their offspring. They found that longer daily exposure periods caused significant damage to developing bones and muscles, with the worst effects occurring after 24 hours of daily exposure. The study demonstrates that wireless radiation during pregnancy can interfere with normal skeletal development in developing babies.
Why This Matters
This research adds to growing concerns about wireless radiation exposure during pregnancy, a particularly vulnerable period when rapid cellular development makes organisms more susceptible to environmental toxins. The 1800 MHz frequency used in this study is commonly emitted by GSM cell phones and towers, making these findings directly relevant to everyday exposures. What makes this study especially significant is its demonstration of dose-dependent effects - the longer the daily exposure, the more severe the bone development problems became. The researchers observed cellular death in cartilage and muscle tissue, along with disrupted bone formation in major limb bones. While this was an animal study, the biological mechanisms involved in bone development are remarkably similar between rats and humans, suggesting these effects could translate to human pregnancies. The reality is that pregnant women today carry cell phones throughout pregnancy, often keeping them close to their bodies for hours each day.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 1800 MHz Duration: 6, 12, and 24 hours daily for 20 days.
Study Details
To investigated the effects of exposure to an 1800 MHz electromagnetic field (EMF) on bone development during the prenatal period in rats.
Pregnant rats in the experimental group were exposed to radiation for six, 12, and 24 hours daily fo...
Increasing the duration of EMF exposure during the prenatal period resulted in a significant reducti...
Bone and muscle tissue development was negatively affected due to prenatal exposure to 1800 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field.
Show BibTeX
@article{a_2016_the_effect_of_prenatal_2062,
author = {Erkut A and Tumkaya L and Balik MS and Kalkan Y and Guvercin Y and Yilmaz A and Yuce S and Cure E and Sehitoglu I.},
title = {The effect of prenatal exposure to 1800 MHz electromagnetic field on calcineurin and bone development in rats.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26959616/},
}