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Effects of third generation mobile phone-emitted electromagnetic radiation on oxidative stress parameters in eye tissue and blood of rats.

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Demirel S, Doganay S, Turkoz Y, Dogan Z, Turan B, Firat PG. · 2012

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Twenty days of 3G phone radiation showed no oxidative stress effects in rats, but the short duration and unspecified exposure levels limit real-world relevance.

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Researchers exposed rats to 3G mobile phone radiation for 20 days and measured oxidative stress markers in eye tissue and blood. They found no significant differences between exposed and control rats in any of the markers they tested, including antioxidant enzymes and damage indicators. The study suggests that short-term 3G phone radiation exposure doesn't cause measurable oxidative damage to eyes or blood in rats.

Study Details

To investigate the effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by a third generation (3G) mobile phone on the antioxidant and oxidative stress parameters in eye tissue and blood of rats.

Eighteen Wistar albino rats were randomly assigned into two groups: Group I (n = 9) received a stand...

There was no significant difference between groups in GSH-Px (p = 0.99) and CAT (p = 0.18) activity ...

The results of this study suggest that under a short period of exposure, 3G mobile phone radiation does not lead to harmful effects on eye tissue and blood in rats.

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Demirel S, Doganay S, Turkoz Y, Dogan Z, Turan B, Firat PG. (2012). Effects of third generation mobile phone-emitted electromagnetic radiation on oxidative stress parameters in eye tissue and blood of rats. Cutan Ocul Toxicol.31(2):89-94, 2012.
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@article{s_2012_effects_of_third_generation_3003,
  author = {Demirel S and Doganay S and Turkoz Y and Dogan Z and Turan B and Firat PG.},
  title = {Effects of third generation mobile phone-emitted electromagnetic radiation on oxidative stress parameters in eye tissue and blood of rats.},
  year = {2012},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22335472/},
}
PubMed: 22335472

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