The effect of prenatal exposure to 900-MHz electromagnetic field on the 21-old-day rat testicle.
Hancı H, Odacı E, Kaya H, Aliyazıcıoğlu Y, Turan I, Demir S, Colakoğlu S. · 2013
View Original AbstractRat testicles exposed prenatally to 900-MHz EMF showed higher apoptotic index, lipid peroxidation, and DNA oxidation at postnatal day 21.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant rats to 900-MHz EMF during days 13–21 of pregnancy and examined the testicles of their offspring at postnatal day 21. The offspring of exposed mothers showed irregularities in seminiferous tubule basal membrane and epithelium, immature germ cells in the lumen, and a decreased diameter in seminiferous tubules and thickness of epithelium. Apoptotic index, lipid peroxidation, and DNA oxidation were higher in the offspring of exposed mothers than in controls.
Why This Matters
Pregnant rats were divided into control and EMF groups, and newborn rats from each group were assigned accordingly. Researchers measured lipid peroxidation and DNA oxidation levels, apoptotic index, and histopathological damage scores in the offspring's testicles. The researchers concluded that 21-day-old rat testicles exposed to 900-MHz EMF in the prenatal term may be adversely affected, and that this effect persists after birth.
Exposure Details
- Power Density
- 0.0265 mW/cm²
- Electric Field
- 10 V/m
- Source/Device
- 900-MHz
- Exposure Duration
- 1 h/day from 13th to 21st day of pregnancy
Exposure Context
This study used 0.0265 mW/cm² for radio frequency:
- 2.7Mx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.1 μW/m²
- 44.2Kx above the BioInitiative Report recommendation of 0.0006 μW/cm²
This study used 10 V/m for electric fields:
- 33.3x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.3 V/m
Building Biology guidelines are practitioner-based limits from real-world assessments. BioInitiative Report recommendations are based on peer-reviewed science. Check Your Exposure to compare your own measurements.
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exposure to a 900-MHz electromagnetic field (EMF) in the prenatal term on the 21-old-day rat testicle.
Pregnant rats were divided into control (CG) and EMF (EMFG) groups. EMFG was exposed to 900-MHz EMF ...
NEMFG rats exhibited irregularities in seminiferous tubule basal membrane and epithelium, immature g...
Show BibTeX
@article{h_2013_the_effect_of_prenatal_531,
author = {Hancı H and Odacı E and Kaya H and Aliyazıcıoğlu Y and Turan I and Demir S and Colakoğlu S.},
title = {The effect of prenatal exposure to 900-MHz electromagnetic field on the 21-old-day rat testicle.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0890623813003523},
}