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Whole-body exposure of radiation emitted from 900 MHz mobile phones does not seem to affect the levels of anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein.

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Yilmaz F, Dasdag S, Akdag MZ, Kilinc N. · 2008

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Cell phone radiation showed no effect on one cellular protection protein in rats, but this doesn't rule out other biological impacts.

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Researchers exposed rats to radiation from 900 MHz cell phones for 20 minutes daily for one month to see if it affected bcl-2, a protein that helps prevent cell death in the brain and testes. They found no changes in bcl-2 levels compared to unexposed rats. This suggests that at least for this specific cellular protection mechanism, short-term phone radiation exposure may not cause immediate harm to these organs.

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

The study examined exposure from: 900 MHz Duration: 20 min per day for 1 month

Study Details

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein in rat brain and testes after whole-body exposure to radiation emitted from 900 MHz cellular phones.

Two groups (sham and experimental) of Sprague-Dawley rats of eight rats each were used in the study....

The results of this study showed that 20 min of the radiation emitted from 900 MHz cellular phones d...

We speculate that bcl-2 may not be involved in the effects of radiation on the brain and testes of rats.

Cite This Study
Yilmaz F, Dasdag S, Akdag MZ, Kilinc N. (2008). Whole-body exposure of radiation emitted from 900 MHz mobile phones does not seem to affect the levels of anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein. Electromagn Biol Med. 27(1):65-72, 2008.
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@article{f_2008_wholebody_exposure_of_radiation_3497,
  author = {Yilmaz F and Dasdag S and Akdag MZ and Kilinc N.},
  title = {Whole-body exposure of radiation emitted from 900 MHz mobile phones does not seem to affect the levels of anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein.},
  year = {2008},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18327715/},
}
PubMed: 18327715

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