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The mobile phone decreases fructose but not citrate in rabbit semen: a longitudinal study.
Salama N, Kishimoto T, Kanayama HO, Kagawa S · 2009
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation reduced rabbit sperm motility by 22% after 10 weeks of 8-hour daily exposure near reproductive organs.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed male rabbits to cell phone radiation (900 MHz) for 8 hours daily over 12 weeks to study effects on semen quality. They found that phone radiation significantly reduced both sperm motility (movement ability) and fructose levels in semen, which sperm need for energy. The study suggests that prolonged cell phone exposure near reproductive organs may impact male fertility.
Study Details
The negative impact of mobile phones on sperm motility has been previously described. Both fructose and citrate are important components in semen that facilitate sperm motility. To date, no studies have investigated the effect of exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted from the mobile phone on their levels.. Therefore, a longitudinal study using the adult rabbit as a model was undertaken.
A total of 30 adult male rabbits were randomly divided into three groups. The first (phone) group wa...
A significant drop in both fructose levels (257 +/-11.6 vs. 489 +/- 8.4 mg %, the baseline level) an...
In conclusion, the pulsed radio frequency emitted by the mobile phone kept in the standby position longitudinally affected sperm motility and fructose but not citrate levels in rabbit semen.
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@article{n_2009_the_mobile_phone_decreases_3348,
author = {Salama N and Kishimoto T and Kanayama HO and Kagawa S},
title = {The mobile phone decreases fructose but not citrate in rabbit semen: a longitudinal study.},
year = {2009},
doi = {10.3109/19396360903013126},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/19396360903013126},
}