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Effect of 950 MHz UHF electromagnetic radiation on biomarkers of oxidative damage, metabolism of UFA and antioxidants in the livers of young rats of different ages.
Furtado-Filho OV, Borba JB, Dallegrave A, Pizzolato TM, Henriques JA, Moreira JC, Saffi J. · 2013
View Original AbstractRF radiation at cell phone-level intensities caused DNA damage in older juvenile rats but not younger ones, suggesting age-dependent vulnerability.
Plain English Summary
Brazilian researchers exposed young rats to 950 MHz radiofrequency radiation (similar to older cell phone frequencies) for 30 minutes daily from birth through 30 days of age. While the study found no oxidative stress or DNA damage in most age groups, 30-day-old rats showed genetic damage in liver cells, and newborns had altered fatty acid levels and reduced antioxidant enzyme production.
Study Details
To assess the effect of 950 MHz ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic radiation (UHF EMR) on biomarkers of oxidative damage, as well as to verify the concentration of unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) and the expression of the catalase in the livers of rats of different ages.
Twelve rats were equally divided into two groups as controls (CR) and exposed (ER), for each age (0,...
The neonates had low levels of TBARS and concentrations of UFA after exposure. There was no age diff...
950 MHz UHF EMR does not cause oxidative stress (OS), and it is not genotoxic to the livers of neonates or those of 6 and 15 day old rats, but it changes the concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) in neonates. For rats of 30 days, no OS, but it is genotoxic to the livers of ER to total body irradiation.
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@article{ov_2013_effect_of_950_mhz_3030,
author = {Furtado-Filho OV and Borba JB and Dallegrave A and Pizzolato TM and Henriques JA and Moreira JC and Saffi J.},
title = {Effect of 950 MHz UHF electromagnetic radiation on biomarkers of oxidative damage, metabolism of UFA and antioxidants in the livers of young rats of different ages.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23789976/},
}