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Effects of electromagnetic radiation produced by 3G mobile phones on rat brains: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, biochemical, and histopathological evaluation
Dogan M, Turtay MG, Oguzturk H, Samdanci E, Turkoz Y, Tasdemir S, Alkan A, Bakir S · 2012
View Original AbstractThis 20-day rat study found no brain effects from 3G phone radiation, but short exposure duration limits conclusions about long-term human use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to electromagnetic radiation from 3G mobile phones for 20 days and examined brain tissue using advanced imaging, biochemical tests, and cellular analysis. They found no significant differences in brain metabolism, antioxidant enzyme activity, or cell death between exposed and unexposed rats. The study suggests short-term 3G phone exposure may not cause detectable brain damage in this animal model.
Study Details
The effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) produced by a third-generation (3G) mobile phone (MP) on rat brain tissues were investigated in terms of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), biochemistry, and histopathological evaluations
The rats were randomly assigned to two groups: Group 1 is composed of 3G-EMR-exposed rats (n = 9) an...
In MRS, NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, and NAA/Cho ratios were not significantly different between Groups 1 and 2. ...
Usage of short-term 3G MP does not seem to have a harmful effect on rat brain tissue.
Show BibTeX
@article{m_2012_effects_of_electromagnetic_radiation_2749,
author = {Dogan M and Turtay MG and Oguzturk H and Samdanci E and Turkoz Y and Tasdemir S and Alkan A and Bakir S},
title = {Effects of electromagnetic radiation produced by 3G mobile phones on rat brains: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, biochemical, and histopathological evaluation},
year = {2012},
doi = {10.1177/0960327111412092},
url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0960327111412092},
}