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In Situ Expression of Heat-Shock Proteins and 3-Nitrotyrosine in Brains of Young Rats Exposed to a WiFi Signal In Utero and In Early Life.

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Aït-Aïssa S, de Gannes FP, Taxile M, Billaudel B, Hurtier A, Haro E, Ruffié G, Athané A, Veyret B, Lagroye I. · 2013

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WiFi exposure during pregnancy and early life showed no brain stress markers in rat pups, even at levels 40 times higher than typical human exposure.

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French researchers exposed pregnant rats and their offspring to WiFi signals (2.4 GHz) from pregnancy through 5 weeks after birth, then examined their brains for signs of cellular stress and damage. They found no differences in stress markers between WiFi-exposed and unexposed rat pups, even at exposure levels up to 4 W/kg. The study suggests that WiFi exposure during critical developmental periods may not cause detectable brain damage in young rats.

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The bioeffects of exposure to Wireless High-Fidelity (WiFi) signals on the developing nervous systems of young rodents was investigated by assessing the in vivo and in situ expression levels of three stress markers: 3-Nitrotyrosine (3-NT), an oxidative stress marker and two heat-shock proteins (Hsp25 and Hsp70).

These biomarkers were measured in the brains of young rats exposed to a 2450 MHz WiFi signal by immu...

No significant difference was observed among exposed and sham-exposed groups.

These results suggest that repeated exposure to WiFi during gestation and early life has no deleterious effects on the brains of young rats.

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Aït-Aïssa S, de Gannes FP, Taxile M, Billaudel B, Hurtier A, Haro E, Ruffié G, Athané A, Veyret B, Lagroye I. (2013). In Situ Expression of Heat-Shock Proteins and 3-Nitrotyrosine in Brains of Young Rats Exposed to a WiFi Signal In Utero and In Early Life. Radiat Res. 179:707-716, 2013.
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@article{s_2013_in_situ_expression_of_2941,
  author = {Aït-Aïssa S and de Gannes FP and Taxile M and Billaudel B and Hurtier A and Haro E and Ruffié G and Athané A and Veyret B and Lagroye I.},
  title = {In Situ Expression of Heat-Shock Proteins and 3-Nitrotyrosine in Brains of Young Rats Exposed to a WiFi Signal In Utero and In Early Life.},
  year = {2013},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23662649/},
}

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French researchers exposed pregnant rats and their offspring to WiFi signals (2.4 GHz) from pregnancy through 5 weeks after birth, then examined their brains for signs of cellular stress and damage. They found no differences in stress markers between WiFi-exposed and unexposed rat pups, even at exposure levels up to 4 W/kg. The study suggests that WiFi exposure during critical developmental periods may not cause detectable brain damage in young rats.