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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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Twenty minutes of 900 MHz mobile phone radiation did not change bcl-2 protein levels in rat brain or testes.

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Researchers investigated anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein in rat brain and testes after whole-body exposure to 900 MHz cellular phone radiation. The results showed that 20 minutes of radiation did not alter bcl-2 protein in the brain and testes of rats. The study used two groups of eight Sprague-Dawley rats each, with the experimental group exposed to phones in speech condition for 20 minutes per day for one month and the sham group exposed to turned-off phones. The authors speculated that bcl-2 may not be involved in radiation effects on the brain and testes of rats.

Why This Matters

Exposure began about 10 minutes after rats were placed in cages, once they had settled into a prone position and chosen a fixed location. Bcl-2 protein was measured using immunohistochemical staining with the standardized avidin-biotin complex method.

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 cellular phones Duration: 20 min

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.

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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_2820,
  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},
  doi = {10.1080/15368370701878978},
  url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15368370701878978},
}
DOI: 10.1080/15368370701878978

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The purpose was to investigate anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein in rat brain and testes after whole-body exposure to 900 MHz cellular phone radiation.
The results showed that 20 minutes of radiation did not alter bcl-2 protein in the brain and testes of rats.
Two groups of eight Sprague-Dawley rats were used, with the experimental group exposed to phones in speech condition for 20 minutes per day for one month and the sham group exposed to turned-off phones.
The authors speculated that bcl-2 may not be involved in the effects of radiation on the brain and testes of rats.
Immunohistochemical staining of bcl-2 was performed according to the standardized avidin-biotin complex method.