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RF-EMF exposure at 1800 MHz did not elicit DNA damage or abnormal cellular behaviors in different neurogenic cells.
Su L, Wei X, Xu Z, Chen G · 2017
View Original AbstractBrain cells showed no DNA damage from cell phone radiation at twice current safety limits in this lab study.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed three types of brain cells to cell phone radiation (1800 MHz) at high power levels for up to 24 hours to see if it would damage DNA or disrupt normal cell behavior. They found no evidence of DNA breaks, changes in cell growth, or other harmful effects even at radiation levels twice as high as current safety limits. The study suggests that this frequency of radiofrequency radiation may not directly damage brain cells in laboratory conditions.
Study Details
Despite many years of studies, the debate on genotoxic effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) continues. To systematically evaluate genotoxicity of RF-EMF, this study examined effects of RF-EMF on DNA damage and cellular behavior in different neurogenic cells.
Neurogenic A172, U251, and SH-SY5Y cells were intermittently (5 min on/10 min off) exposed to 1800 M...
Results showed that exposure to RF-EMF at an SAR of 4.0 W/kg neither significantly induced γH2AX foc...
Our data suggest that 1800 MHz RF-EMF exposure at 4.0 W/kg is unlikely to elicit DNA damage or abnormal cellular behaviors in neurogenic cells.
Show BibTeX
@article{l_2017_rfemf_exposure_at_1800_3428,
author = {Su L and Wei X and Xu Z and Chen G},
title = {RF-EMF exposure at 1800 MHz did not elicit DNA damage or abnormal cellular behaviors in different neurogenic cells.},
year = {2017},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28026047/},
}