Pernicious effects of long-term, continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field throughout adolescence on hippocampus morphology, biochemistry and pyramidal neuron numbers in 60-day-old Sprague Dawley male rats.
Kerimoğlu G, Hancı H, Baş O, Aslan A, Erol HS, Turgut A, Kaya H, Çankaya S, Sönmez OF, Odacı E. · 2016
View Original AbstractDaily cell phone frequency exposure during adolescence caused permanent brain damage and neuron loss in developing rats.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed young rats to 900 MHz radiation (cell phone frequencies) daily during adolescence. Brain examination revealed significant hippocampus damage including dead neurons, fewer healthy brain cells, and oxidative stress markers. This suggests cell phone radiation during development may cause lasting memory and learning problems.
Why This Matters
This study adds to mounting evidence that radio frequency radiation affects developing brains differently than adult brains. The 900 MHz frequency used here sits right in the range of GSM cell phone networks, making these findings directly relevant to human exposure. What's particularly concerning is that the rats were exposed for just one hour daily - far less than many teenagers spend with wireless devices today. The hippocampal damage observed here could translate to memory and learning problems in humans, especially given that adolescent brains are still developing critical neural pathways. The researchers found clear biochemical markers of oxidative stress, the same cellular damage mechanism identified in numerous other EMF studies. This isn't an isolated finding - it's part of a consistent pattern showing that developing nervous systems are particularly vulnerable to wireless radiation.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900 MHz Duration: 1 h daily
Study Details
This study investigated the 60-day-old male rat hippocampus following exposure to 900 megahertz (MHz) EMF throughout the adolescent period using stereological, histopathological and biochemical analysis techniques.
Eighteen male Sprague Dawley rats aged 21 days were assigned into control, sham and EMF groups on a ...
Histopathological examination revealed increased numbers of pyknotic neurons with black or dark blue...
Our results indicate that oxidative stress-related morphological damage and pyramidal neuron loss may be observed in the rat hippocampus following exposure to 900-MHz EMF throughout the adolescent period.
Show BibTeX
@article{g_2016_pernicious_effects_of_longterm_1657,
author = {Kerimoğlu G and Hancı H and Baş O and Aslan A and Erol HS and Turgut A and Kaya H and Çankaya S and Sönmez OF and Odacı E.},
title = {Pernicious effects of long-term, continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field throughout adolescence on hippocampus morphology, biochemistry and pyramidal neuron numbers in 60-day-old Sprague Dawley male rats.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0891061816300758},
}