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Effects of gestational exposure to 1.95-GHz W-CDMA signals for IMT-2000 cellular phones: Lack of embryotoxicity and teratogenicity in rats.
Ogawa K, Nabae K, Wang J, Wake K, Watanabe S, Kawabe M, Fujiwara O, Takahashi S, Ichihara T, Tamano S, Shirai T · 2009
View Original AbstractThis study found no pregnancy or developmental effects from cell phone radiation at levels exceeding typical exposure.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant rats to cell phone radiation (1.95-GHz signals) for 90 minutes daily during pregnancy to see if it would harm developing babies. They tested different exposure levels, including some higher than typical cell phone use, and found no effects on pregnancy outcomes, fetal development, or birth defects. The study suggests that cell phone radiation at these levels doesn't appear to cause developmental problems during pregnancy.
Study Details
The present study was designed to evaluate whether gestational exposure to an EMF targeting the head region, similar to that from cellular phones, might affect embryogenesis in rats.
A 1.95-GHz wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA) signal, which is one applied for the Int...
There were no differences in maternal body weight gain. No adverse effects of EMF exposure were obs...
Show BibTeX
@article{k_2009_effects_of_gestational_exposure_3280,
author = {Ogawa K and Nabae K and Wang J and Wake K and Watanabe S and Kawabe M and Fujiwara O and Takahashi S and Ichihara T and Tamano S and Shirai T},
title = {Effects of gestational exposure to 1.95-GHz W-CDMA signals for IMT-2000 cellular phones: Lack of embryotoxicity and teratogenicity in rats.},
year = {2009},
doi = {10.1002/bem.20456},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.20456},
}