Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Effects of GSM-modulated 900 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on the hematopoietic potential of mouse bone marrow cells
Rosado MM et al · 2014
In vivo exposure to GSM-modulated 900 MHz RF fields had no effect on the ability of bone marrow precursors to long-term reconstitute peripheral T and B cell compartments.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mice to GSM-modulated 900 MHz RF fields and transplanted bone marrow cells into irradiated syngeneic recipients from exposed, sham-exposed, or cage control donors. Twelve weeks later, thymocyte numbers, subpopulation frequencies, cell proliferation, spleen cell counts, B/T cell percentages, B/T proliferation, and IFN-γ production were all similar across groups. In a competitive transplant into Rag2-deficient mice, marrow from RF-exposed and sham-exposed mice performed equally, though both were less effective than cage-control marrow, an effect the authors linked to restraint stress, and they concluded that GSM-modulated RF exposure did not impair long-term reconstitution of peripheral T and B cell compartments.
Why This Matters
The authors noted that previous studies of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on bone marrow cells often lack functional data. The study was published in Bioelectromagnetics in 2014.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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@article{rosado_mm_et_al_september_2014_effects_of_gsm_modulated_900_mhz_radiofrequency_electromagnetic_fields_on_the_hematopoietic_potential_of_mouse_bone_marrow_cells_bioelectromagnetics_ce635,
author = {Rosado MM et al},
title = {Effects of GSM-modulated 900 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on the hematopoietic potential of mouse bone marrow cells},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1002/bem.21880},
}