Male Reproductive and Cellular Damage After Prenatal 3.5 GHz Radiation Exposure: One-Year Postnatal Effects
Gelenli Dolanbay E, Mert T, Caliskan Bender G, Bektas H, Uslu U, Fernandez- Rodriguez CE, Dasdag S · 2025
Prenatal exposure to 3.5 GHz radiofrequency radiation caused persistent testicular damage, impaired spermatogenesis, increased DNA damage, autophagy, and apoptosis in adult male rats.
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Pregnant Wistar Hannover rats were divided into sham control, full-gestation exposure (3T RFR), and late-gestation exposure (2T RFR) groups with 2 hours of exposure per day. Male offspring were euthanized at 12 months for testicular analysis. In the full-gestation exposure group, seminiferous tubule diameter and epithelial height were significantly reduced compared to controls. Abnormal sperm morphology increased significantly in the full-gestation exposure group. DNA damage markers and apoptosis were elevated in both exposure groups compared to sham.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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@article{gelenli_dolanbay_e_mert_t_caliskan_bender_g_bektas_h_uslu_u_fernandez_rodriguez_ce_dasdag_s_ce2785,
author = {Gelenli Dolanbay E and Mert T and Caliskan Bender G and Bektas H and Uslu U and Fernandez- Rodriguez CE and Dasdag S},
title = {Male Reproductive and Cellular Damage After Prenatal 3.5 GHz Radiation Exposure: One-Year Postnatal Effects},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1111/nyas.70116},
}