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Maternal linalool treatment protects against radiofrequency wave-induced deteriorations in adolescent rats: A behavioral and electrophysiological study

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Azimzadeh M, Noorbakhshnia M · 2024

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Prenatal exposure to mobile phone radiofrequency radiation produced neurobehavioral and electrophysiological changes in offspring that were partially reversed by linalool administration.

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This study examined whether prenatal exposure to 900 MHz radiofrequency radiation from mobile phones affected learning, memory, and anxiety in adolescent rat offspring, and whether linalool treatment could provide protective effects. The researchers found that RF exposure during pregnancy caused anxiety-like behavior, impaired learning and memory, reduced hippocampal synaptic plasticity, and altered trace element levels (increased Fe, Cu, Mn; decreased Zn) in offspring, with linalool treatment partially mitigating these effects.

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The study combined behavioral testing (elevated plus maze, Morris water maze), electrophysiological recording from hippocampal slices, and trace element analysis to assess multiple biological systems. The authors observed sex differences in sensitivity, with female offspring showing greater behavioral changes than males in some tests.

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Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

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Azimzadeh M, Noorbakhshnia M (2024). Maternal linalool treatment protects against radiofrequency wave-induced deteriorations in adolescent rats: A behavioral and electrophysiological study.
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@article{azimzadeh_m_noorbakhshnia_m_ce3612,
  author = {Azimzadeh M and Noorbakhshnia M},
  title = {Maternal linalool treatment protects against radiofrequency wave-induced deteriorations in adolescent rats: A behavioral and electrophysiological study},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.103971},
  
}
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.103971PubMed: 39060318

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