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Electromagnetic fields (UHF) increase voltage sensitivity of membrane ion channels; possible indication of cell phone effect on living cells.
Ketabi N, Mobasheri H, Faraji-Dana R. · 2013
View Original AbstractCell phone frequencies can make cellular ion channels more electrically sensitive without damaging them, revealing subtle molecular effects.
Plain English Summary
Iranian researchers exposed protein ion channels (tiny gateways in cell membranes) to cell phone frequencies between 910-990 MHz and found that the electromagnetic fields made these channels more sensitive to electrical changes. While the channels still functioned normally, they responded more readily to voltage changes when exposed to EMF, with the strongest effect occurring at 930 MHz. This suggests that cell phone radiation can subtly alter how cellular components behave at the molecular level, even without causing obvious damage.
Study Details
The effects of ultra high frequency (UHF) nonionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) on the channel activities of nanopore forming protein, OmpF porin, were investigated.
The voltage clamp technique was used to study the single channel activity of the pore in an artifici...
Our results show that the effects of EMF on channel activities are frequency dependent, with a maxim...
We have not identified any changes in the capacitance and permeability of membrane in the presence of EMF. The effect of the EMF irradiated by cell phones is measured by Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in artificial model of human head, Phantom. Thus, current approach applied to biological molecules and electrolytes might be considered as complement to evaluate safety of irradiating sources on biological matter at molecular level.
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@article{n_2013_electromagnetic_fields_uhf_increase_3133,
author = {Ketabi N and Mobasheri H and Faraji-Dana R.},
title = {Electromagnetic fields (UHF) increase voltage sensitivity of membrane ion channels; possible indication of cell phone effect on living cells.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24236537/},
}