Maternal exposure to a continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field provokes neuronal loss and pathological changes in cerebellum of 32-day-old female rat offspring.
Odacı E, Hancı H, İkinci A, Sönmez OF, Aslan A, Şahin A, Kaya H, Çolakoğlu S, Baş O · 2016
View Original AbstractPrenatal exposure to 900 MHz EMF significantly reduced Purkinje cell numbers in 32-day-old female rat offspring.
Plain English Summary
Purkinje cell numbers in the cerebellum of 32-day-old female offspring were significantly lower in the EMF group compared to both control and sham groups. Pathological changes including pyknotic neurons with dark cytoplasm were observed in the EMF group.
Why This Matters
The researchers concluded that prenatal EMF exposure affects Purkinje cell development and that the effects persist after the postnatal period. Cerebellums were collected on postnatal day 32 and Purkinje cells were counted using stereology with histopathological examination.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900-MHz Duration: 1 h
Study Details
This study was planned to investigate the 32-day-old female rat pup cerebellum following exposure to 900 MHz EMF during the prenatal period using stereological and histopathological evaluation methods.
Pregnant rats were divided into control, sham and EMF groups. Pregnant EMF group (PEMFG) rats were e...
Total Purkinje cell numbers calculated using stereological analysis were significantly lower in EMFG...
In conclusion, our study results show that prenatal exposure to EMF affects the development of Purkinje cells in the female rat cerebellum and that the consequences of this pathological effect persist after the postnatal period
Show BibTeX
@article{e_2016_maternal_exposure_to_a_1520,
author = {Odacı E and Hancı H and İkinci A and Sönmez OF and Aslan A and Şahin A and Kaya H and Çolakoğlu S and Baş O},
title = {Maternal exposure to a continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field provokes neuronal loss and pathological changes in cerebellum of 32-day-old female rat offspring.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0891061815000708},
}