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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. · 2014
View Original AbstractYoung rats showed minimal damage from cell phone-level radiation exposure, but subtle metabolic changes suggest developing organisms aren't completely unaffected.
Plain English Summary
Brazilian researchers exposed young rats to cell phone-level radiation (950 MHz) for 30 minutes daily, starting before birth and continuing up to 30 days after birth. They found no evidence of oxidative stress or DNA damage in most age groups, though 30-day-old rats showed some genetic changes and newborns had altered fatty acid levels in their livers. The study suggests that developing animals may be more resilient to short-term RF radiation exposure than previously thought.
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_2014_effect_of_950_mhz_2873,
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 = {2014},
doi = {10.3109/09553002.2013.817697},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09553002.2013.817697},
}