Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
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 changes from 3G phone radiation, but lacks key exposure details needed to assess real-world relevance.
Plain English Summary
Turkish researchers exposed rats to 3G mobile phone radiation for 20 days and examined their brain tissue using advanced imaging, biochemical tests, and microscopic analysis. They found no significant differences between exposed and control rats in brain chemistry markers, antioxidant enzyme levels, or cell death. The study suggests that short-term 3G phone exposure may not cause detectable brain damage in rats.
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_3007,
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},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21659345/},
}