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Exposure to mobile phone (900-1800 MHz) during pregnancy: tissue oxidative stress after childbirth

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Bahreyni Toossi MH, Sadeghnia HR, Mohammad Mahdizadeh Feyzabadi M, Hosseini M, Hedayati M, Mosallanejad R, Beheshti F, Alizadeh Rahvar Z. · 2018

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Exposure to mobile phone radiation (900–1800 MHz) during pregnancy increased oxidative stress markers in dams and offspring mice.

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Pregnant Balb/C mice were exposed to mobile phone radiation (900–1800 MHz) for 2 hours per day over 20 days during pregnancy. Researchers measured malondialdehyde, total thiol groups, superoxide dismutase, and catalase in heart, liver, kidney, cerebellum, and hippocampus tissues of dams and offspring. MDA levels were significantly increased while TTG, SOD, and CAT were significantly decreased in the tissues of both dams and offspring.

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Tissues were collected from dams and offspring immediately after delivery. The researchers concluded that mobile phone exposure during pregnancy induced oxidative stress in both dams and their offspring.

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A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 1.80 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 1.80 GHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900–1800 MHz Duration: 2 h/d for 20 d

Study Details

The present study has investigated the effects of mobile phone (900–1800 MHz)-induced electromagnetic radiation on redox status in the heart, liver, kidney, cerebellum, and hippocampus of dams and the offspring mice.

Pregnant Balb/C were divided into two groups including the control and the experimental group. The e...

In the experimental groups, MDA levels were significantly increased, while TTG, SOD, and CAT were si...

Exposure to mobile phone (900–1800 MHz) during pregnancy induced oxidative stress in tissues of dams and their offspring.

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Bahreyni Toossi MH, Sadeghnia HR, Mohammad Mahdizadeh Feyzabadi M, Hosseini M, Hedayati M, Mosallanejad R, Beheshti F, Alizadeh Rahvar Z. (2018). Exposure to mobile phone (900-1800 MHz) during pregnancy: tissue oxidative stress after childbirth J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 31(10):1298-1303, 2018.
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@article{mh_2018_exposure_to_mobile_phone_1615,
  author = {Bahreyni Toossi MH and Sadeghnia HR and Mohammad Mahdizadeh Feyzabadi M and Hosseini M and Hedayati M and Mosallanejad R and Beheshti F and Alizadeh Rahvar Z.},
  title = {Exposure to mobile phone (900-1800 MHz) during pregnancy: tissue oxidative stress after childbirth},
  year = {2018},
  doi = {10.1080/14767058.2017.1315657},
  url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14767058.2017.1315657},
}

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Pregnant mice were exposed to mobile phone radiation at 900–1800 MHz for 2 hours per day over 20 days during pregnancy.
Heart, liver, kidney, cerebellum, and hippocampus tissues from both dams and offspring were examined.
MDA levels increased significantly while TTG, SOD, and CAT decreased significantly in the tissues of exposed dams and offspring.
The researchers concluded that exposure to mobile phone radiation during pregnancy induced oxidative stress in tissues of dams and their offspring.
Tissues were harvested from dams and offspring immediately after delivery.