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Effect of GSM-900 and -1800 signals on the skin of hairless rats. I: 2-hour acute exposures.
Masuda H, Sanchez S, Dulou PE, Haro E, Anane R, Billaudel B, Leveque P, Veyret B · 2006
View Original AbstractTwo-hour exposure to cell phone radiation at 5 W/kg caused no detectable skin damage in rats, even at levels exceeding regulatory limits.
Plain English Summary
French researchers exposed hairless rats to cell phone radiation (GSM-900 and GSM-1800 signals) for 2 hours at high intensity levels (5 W/kg SAR) and examined their skin tissue for damage. They found no changes in skin thickness, cell death, cell growth patterns, or key skin proteins compared to unexposed animals. This suggests that acute exposure to these cell phone frequencies at high levels does not cause immediate visible damage to skin tissue.
Study Details
The purpose of this work was to determine whether the cells of hairless rat skin are affected by acute local exposure to Global System for Mobile Communication: GSM-900 or -1800 RadioFrequency Radiation (RFR).
Hairless female rats were exposed or sham-exposed for 2 h to GSM-900 or -1800 signals, using a loop-...
Analysis of skin sections using Hematoxylin Eosin Saffron (HES) coloration showed no difference in s...
These results do not demonstrate any major physical and histological variations at skin level induced by RFR used in mobile telephony.
Show BibTeX
@article{h_2006_effect_of_gsm900_and_3234,
author = {Masuda H and Sanchez S and Dulou PE and Haro E and Anane R and Billaudel B and Leveque P and Veyret B},
title = {Effect of GSM-900 and -1800 signals on the skin of hairless rats. I: 2-hour acute exposures.},
year = {2006},
doi = {10.1080/09553000600930079},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09553000600930079},
}