Impacts of exposure to 900 MHz mobile phone radiation on liver function in rats.
Ma HR, Ma ZH, Wang GY, Song CM, Ma XL, Cao XH, Zhang GH. · 2015
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation caused measurable liver damage in rats after just 18 days of exposure, showing EMF effects extend beyond the brain.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to 900 MHz mobile phone radiation for 4 hours daily over 18 days and found significant liver damage. The radiation caused increased oxidative stress (cellular damage from harmful molecules), liver cell death, and visible tissue damage including cell swelling and death. This suggests that prolonged exposure to mobile phone frequencies may harm liver function through cellular stress pathways.
Why This Matters
This study adds to growing evidence that radiofrequency radiation affects organs beyond the brain and reproductive system. The liver damage occurred at 900 MHz, a frequency used by GSM mobile networks worldwide. What makes this research particularly concerning is the relatively short exposure period - just 18 days of 4-hour daily exposure produced measurable liver damage and increased cell death rates. The oxidative stress mechanism identified here mirrors findings in numerous other EMF studies, suggesting this isn't an isolated effect but part of a broader biological response pattern. While we don't know the exact power levels used, the consistency of oxidative stress findings across EMF research indicates our bodies may be responding to these exposures in ways we're only beginning to understand.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900 MHz Duration: 4 h/ d for 18 consecutive days
Study Details
To study the impacts of exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) on liver function in rats.
Twenty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal group and radiated group. Th...
Compared with the normal rats, the serum levels of ALT and AST in the radiated group had no obvious ...
The exposure to 900 MHz mobile phone 4 h/d for 18 days could induce the liver histological changes, which may be partly due to the apoptosis and oxidative stress induced in liver tissue by electromagnetic radiation.
Show BibTeX
@article{hr_2015_impacts_of_exposure_to_1669,
author = {Ma HR and Ma ZH and Wang GY and Song CM and Ma XL and Cao XH and Zhang GH.},
title = {Impacts of exposure to 900 MHz mobile phone radiation on liver function in rats.},
year = {2015},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/med/27215026},
}