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Analysis of rat testicular proteome following 30-days exposure to 900 MHz electromagnetic field radiation.

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Sepehrimanesh M, Kazemipour N, Saeb M, Nazifi S. · 2014

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Researchers identified 13 proteins in rat testes after 30 days of 900 MHz EMF exposure, including heat shock proteins and superoxide dismutase, suggesting nonthermal stress in testicular tissue.

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Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 900 MHz EMF radiation for 1, 2, or 4 hours per day for 30 consecutive days. Testes were analyzed using high-resolution 2D electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS. Thirteen proteins were found only in sham or exposure groups, including heat shock proteins, superoxide dismutase, and peroxiredoxin-1. The results suggest that 30-day EMF exposure induces nonthermal stress in testicular tissue.

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A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 900 MHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 900 MHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900 MHz Duration: 1, 2, or 4 h/day for 30 consecutive days

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The aim of this study is to observe Analysis of rat testicular proteome following 30-day exposure to 900 MHz electromagnetic field radiation

We analyzed proteome in preparations from the whole testis in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats that we...

Thirteen proteins, which were found only in sham or in exposure groups, were identified by MALDI-TOF...

These results demonstrate significant effects of radio frequency modulated EMFs exposure on proteome, particularly in protein species in the rodent testis, and suggest that a 30-day exposure to EMF radiation induces nonthermal stress in testicular tissue. The functional implication of the identified proteins was discussed.

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Sepehrimanesh M, Kazemipour N, Saeb M, Nazifi S. (2014). Analysis of rat testicular proteome following 30-days exposure to 900 MHz electromagnetic field radiation. Electrophoresis. 2014 Aug 21. doi: 10.1002/elps.201400273.
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@article{m_2014_analysis_of_rat_testicular_1704,
  author = {Sepehrimanesh M and Kazemipour N and Saeb M and Nazifi S.},
  title = {Analysis of rat testicular proteome following 30-days exposure to 900 MHz electromagnetic field radiation.},
  year = {2014},
  doi = {10.1002/elps.201400273},
  url = {https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/elps.201400273},
}
DOI: 10.1002/elps.201400273

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Rats were exposed to 900 MHz EMF radiation for 1, 2, or 4 hours per day for 30 consecutive days.
Thirteen proteins were identified, including heat shock proteins, superoxide dismutase, and peroxiredoxin-1.
The results suggest that 30-day EMF exposure induces nonthermal stress in testicular tissue.
Testes fractions were solubilized and separated via high-resolution 2D electrophoresis, and gel patterns were scanned, digitized, and processed.
Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were used.