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Lack of Mutation Induction with Exposure to 1.5 GHz Electromagnetic Near Fields Used for Cellular Phones in Brains of Big Blue Mice.
Takahashi S, Inaguma S, Cho Y-M, Imaida K, Wang J, Fujiwara O, Shirai T · 2002
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at typical exposure levels showed no DNA damage in mouse brains after 4 weeks of daily exposure.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mice to 1.5 GHz radiofrequency radiation (the type used in cell phones) for 90 minutes daily over 4 weeks to test whether it could damage DNA in brain cells. They found no evidence of genetic mutations, brain tissue damage, or changes that might lead to brain tumors. The study suggests that cell phone radiation at these levels does not directly cause DNA damage in mouse brain tissue.
Study Details
The possible mutagenic potential of exposure to 1.5 GHz electromagnetic near field (EMF) was investigated using brain tissues of Big Blue mice (BBM).
Male BBM were locally exposed to EMF in the head region at 2.0, 0.67, and 0 W/kg specific absorption...
No gliosis or degenerative lesions were histopathologically noted in brain tissues, and no obvious d...
These findings suggest that exposure to 1.5 GHz EMF is not mutagenic to mouse brain cells and does not create any increased hazard with regard to brain tumor development.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2002_lack_of_mutation_induction_3435,
author = {Takahashi S and Inaguma S and Cho Y-M and Imaida K and Wang J and Fujiwara O and Shirai T},
title = {Lack of Mutation Induction with Exposure to 1.5 GHz Electromagnetic Near Fields Used for Cellular Phones in Brains of Big Blue Mice.},
year = {2002},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11929810/},
}