Detection of Low Level Microwave Radiation Induced Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage Vis-à-vis Genotoxicity in Brain of Fischer Rats
Deshmukh PS, Megha K, Banerjee BD, Ahmed RS, Chandna S, Abegaonkar MP, Tripathi AK · 2013
View Original AbstractResearchers found that low-level microwave radiation at 900, 1800, and 2450 MHz may induce DNA strand breaks in the brain tissue of Fischer rats.
Plain English Summary
The study investigated possible DNA-damaging effects of low-level microwave radiation in the brains of male Fischer rats. Rats were exposed for 30 days at three frequencies: 900, 1800, and 2450 MHz, at specific absorption rates on the order of 10−4 W/kg. DNA damage in brain tissue was assessed using alkaline comet assay after the exposure period. The researchers concluded that low SAR microwave radiation at these frequencies may induce DNA strand breaks in brain tissue.
Why This Matters
The study included a sham-exposed control group kept under the same conditions as the exposed animals but not exposed to microwave radiation. Each exposed group was assigned a distinct frequency, with SAR values of 5.953 × 10−4 W/kg at 900 MHz, 5.835 × 10−4 W/kg at 1800 MHz, and 6.672 × 10−4 W/kg at 2450 MHz. At the end of the exposure period, animals were sacrificed immediately and brain tissue was then analyzed. The researchers stated that they demonstrated DNA damaging effects of low level microwave radiation in brain.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 0.0005953 ,0.0005835 , 0.0006672 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 900, 1800 and 2450 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- 2 h/day, 5 days a week for 30 days
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
The present study was designed to investigate the possible deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damaging effects of low-level microwave radiation in brain of Fischer rats
Experiments were performed on male Fischer rats exposed to microwave radiation for 30 days at three ...
In the present study, we demonstrated DNA damaging effects of low level microwave radiation in brain...
We concluded that low SAR microwave radiation exposure at these frequencies may induce DNA strand breaks in brain tissue.
Show BibTeX
@article{ps_2013_detection_of_low_level_92,
author = {Deshmukh PS and Megha K and Banerjee BD and Ahmed RS and Chandna S and Abegaonkar MP and Tripathi AK},
title = {Detection of Low Level Microwave Radiation Induced Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage Vis-à-vis Genotoxicity in Brain of Fischer Rats},
year = {2013},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702122/},
}