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Long-term exposure to a continuous 900 MHz electromagnetic field disrupts cerebellar morphology in young adult male rats.

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Aslan A, İkinci A, Baş O, Sönmez OF, Kaya H, Odacı E. · 2017

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Exposure to continuous 900 MHz EMF for 1 hour daily during adolescence can disrupt cerebellar morphology and reduce Purkinje cell numbers in adolescent male rats.

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Researchers used three groups of six 21-day-old male rats, including an unexposed control, a sham-exposed group, and a group exposed to 900 MHz EMF for one hour daily from postnatal day 21 to 46. The EMF-exposed group had significantly fewer Purkinje cells than both the control and sham groups. Histopathological examination also showed altered Purkinje cell arrangement and intense cytoplasmic staining in the exposed rats.

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The study was designed to investigate whether daily 900 MHz EMF exposure for 25 days could cause pathological changes in the adolescent cerebellum. The authors concluded that such exposure can disrupt cerebellar morphology and lower Purkinje cell counts in adolescent rats.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 900 MHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 900 MHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900 MHz Duration: 25 days for 1 h daily from postnatal days 21 through 46

Study Details

We investigated possible pathological changes in the cerebellum of adolescent rats exposed to 900 MHz EMF daily for 25 days

We used three groups of six 21-day-old male rats as follows: unexposed control group (Non-EG), sham-...

We found significantly fewer Purkinje cells in the EMF-EG group than in the Non-EG and Sham-EG group...

We found that exposure to continuous 900 MHz EMF for 1 h/day during adolescence can disrupt cerebellar morphology and reduce the number of Purkinje cells in adolescent rats.

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Aslan A, İkinci A, Baş O, Sönmez OF, Kaya H, Odacı E. (2017). Long-term exposure to a continuous 900 MHz electromagnetic field disrupts cerebellar morphology in young adult male rats. Biotech Histochem. 92(5):324-330, 2017.
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@article{a_2017_longterm_exposure_to_a_1846,
  author = {Aslan A and İkinci A and Baş O and Sönmez OF and Kaya H and Odacı E.},
  title = {Long-term exposure to a continuous 900 MHz electromagnetic field disrupts cerebellar morphology in young adult male rats.},
  year = {2017},
  doi = {10.1080/10520295.2017.1310295},
  url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10520295.2017.1310295},
}
DOI: 10.1080/10520295.2017.1310295

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Rats were exposed to continuous 900 MHz EMF for one hour each day from postnatal day 21 to 46.
Each group contained six 21-day-old male rats.
The EMF-exposed rats had significantly fewer Purkinje cells than the control and sham groups. They also showed altered Purkinje cell arrangement and intense cytoplasmic staining.
Purkinje cell counts were compared among the EMF-exposed, sham-exposed, and unexposed control groups.
Cerebellar sections were stained with cresyl violet for histopathological and stereological analyses.