The Effects of 900 Megahertz Electromagnetic Field Applied in the Prenatal Period on Spinal Cord Morphology and Motor Behavior in Female Rat Pups
Odacı E, İkinci A, Yıldırım M, Kaya H, Akça M, Hancı H, Sönmez OF, Aslan A, Okuyan M, Baş O. · 2013
View Original AbstractPrenatal exposure to 900 MHz electromagnetic fields was associated with pathological changes in the spinal cords of female rat pups and a significant increase in their motor function scores.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant rats to 900 MHz electromagnetic fields for one hour daily between days 13 and 21 of pregnancy, then assessed the female pups' spinal cord tissue and motor behavior. The rotarod test showed a significant increase in motor functions in the EMF group pups (p=0.037), while the open field test found no difference between groups. Pathological changes were observed in the spinal cords of the EMF group pups, and the researchers suggested these changes may have led to the increase in motor activity.
Why This Matters
Pregnant Sprague Dawley rats were divided into control and EMF groups of three rats each, and their pups were later divided into a control group of 13 and an EMF group of 10 female pups. At 32 days into the study, the rat pups were decapitated and spinal cord tissue from the upper thoracic region was removed and stained with Cresyl fast violet for examination. The rotarod test was used to assess motor functions and the open field test to evaluate locomotor activity.
Exposure Details
- Electric Field
- 10 V/m
- Source/Device
- 900 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- 1 hour/day from day 13 to 21 of pregnancy
Exposure Context
This study used 10 V/m for electric fields:
- 33.3x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.3 V/m
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Study Details
This study investigated the effect of a 900 megahertz (MHz) electromagnetic field (EMF) applied in the prenatal period on the spinal cord and motor behavior of female rat pups.
Beginning of the study, female Sprague Dawley rats (180–250 g) were left to mate with male rats. Rat...
Rotarod test results revealed a significant increase in EMF group rat pups’ motor functions (p=0.037...
Show BibTeX
@article{e_2013_the_effects_of_900_165,
author = {Odacı E and İkinci A and Yıldırım M and Kaya H and Akça M and Hancı H and Sönmez OF and Aslan A and Okuyan M and Baş O.},
title = {The Effects of 900 Megahertz Electromagnetic Field Applied in the Prenatal Period on Spinal Cord Morphology and Motor Behavior in Female Rat Pups},
year = {2013},
url = {https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mehmet-Yildirim-7/publication/264913463_The_Effects_of_900_Megahertz_Electromagnetic_Field_Applied_in_the_Prenatal_Period_on_Spinal_Cord_Morphology_and_Motor_Behavior_in_Female_Rat_Pups/links/56f2db7a08ae81582beba58f/The-Effects-of-900-Megahertz-Electromagnetic-Field-Applied-in-the-Prenatal-Period-on-Spinal-Cord-Morphology-and-Motor-Behavior-in-Female-Rat-Pups.pdf},
}