Effects of electromagnetic field produced by mobile phones on the oxidant and antioxidant status of rats
Elhag MA, Nabil GM, Attia AM. · 2007
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation significantly depleted protective antioxidants in rats by up to 66%, with single acute exposures causing more damage than repeated brief exposures.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to mobile phone radiation using two different patterns. Both exposures significantly reduced protective antioxidants like vitamin C and vitamin E by up to 60%. Single intense exposures caused more antioxidant damage than repeated shorter exposures, suggesting exposure timing affects cellular protection.
Why This Matters
This study adds important evidence to our understanding of how EMF exposure creates oxidative stress in living systems. The dramatic reductions in antioxidant vitamins and cellular defense enzymes demonstrate that mobile phone radiation can overwhelm the body's natural protective mechanisms. What's particularly concerning is that these effects occurred with relatively brief exposures - just 15 minutes daily over four days for the fractionated group. The finding that acute exposure caused more damage than fractionated exposure challenges the common assumption that spreading out EMF exposure makes it safer. This research supports the growing body of evidence showing that EMF exposure can disrupt cellular function at the biochemical level, potentially contributing to long-term health effects through cumulative oxidative damage.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 15 min day(-1) for four days
Study Details
This study was designed to investigate the effect of EMR produced by GSM Mobile Phones (MP) on the oxidant and antioxidant status in rats.
Rats were divided into three groups: (1) controls, (2) rats exposed to a fractionated dose of EMR (1...
A net drop in the plasma concentration of vitamin C (-47 and -59.8%) was observed in EMR-F and EMR-A...
It can be concluded that exposure to acute doses of EMR produced by mobile phones is more hazardous than that produced by fractionated doses of the same type of radiation.
Show BibTeX
@article{ma_2007_effects_of_electromagnetic_field_1630,
author = {Elhag MA and Nabil GM and Attia AM.},
title = {Effects of electromagnetic field produced by mobile phones on the oxidant and antioxidant status of rats},
year = {2007},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/med/19086584},
}