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Histological and Cytological Examination of Rat Reproductive Tissue After Short-Time Intermittent Radiofrequency Exposure / HISTOLOŠKA I CITOLOŠKA ISTRAŽIVANJA TKIVA REPRODUKTIVNOG SUSTAVA ŠTAKORA NAKON KRATKOTRAJNE ISPREKIDANE IZLOŽENOSTI RADIOFREKVENCIJSKOM ZRAČENJU.
Trošić I, Mataušić-Pišl M, Pavičić I, Marjanović AM. · 2013
View Original AbstractTwo weeks of daily RF exposure at cell phone-like levels showed no immediate reproductive harm in rats, but longer-term effects remain unclear.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed male rats to 915 MHz radiofrequency radiation (similar to cell phone frequencies) for one hour daily over two weeks to study effects on reproductive health. They found no significant changes in testicular structure, sperm count, sperm mobility, or sperm appearance compared to unexposed rats. The study suggests that short-term intermittent RF exposure at these levels may not pose immediate risks to male reproductive function.
Study Details
To establish the potentially adverse effects of everyday exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RF) on humans, we performed a controlled animal study that aimed to investigate the influence of RF radiation on rat testis histology as well as the amount, mobility, and structure of epididymal free sperm cell population.
Eighteen adult male rats were divided into two groups of nine. One group comprised sham-exposed cont...
No statistically significant alteration in any of the endpoints was observed. This study found no ev...
Based on these results, we can conclude that short-time intermittent exposure to RF radiation does not represent a significant risk factor for rat reproductive functions.
Show BibTeX
@article{i_2013_histological_and_cytological_examination_3448,
author = {Trošić I and Mataušić-Pišl M and Pavičić I and Marjanović AM.},
title = {Histological and Cytological Examination of Rat Reproductive Tissue After Short-Time Intermittent Radiofrequency Exposure / HISTOLOŠKA I CITOLOŠKA ISTRAŽIVANJA TKIVA REPRODUKTIVNOG SUSTAVA ŠTAKORA NAKON KRATKOTRAJNE ISPREKIDANE IZLOŽENOSTI RADIOFREKVENCIJSKOM ZRAČENJU.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24384757/},
}