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Mobile phone (1800MHz) radiation impairs female reproduction in mice, Mus musculus, through stress induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity.

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Shahin S, Singh SP, Chaturvedi CM. · 2017

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The findings suggest that mobile phone radiation induces oxidative and nitrosative stress, which affects the reproductive performance of female mice.

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Researchers investigated long-term effects of 1800 MHz mobile phone radiation in stand-by, dialing, and receiving modes on female reproductive function and stress responses in mice. Exposure significantly elevated ROS, NO, lipid peroxidation, total carbonyl content, and serum corticosterone while decreasing antioxidant enzymes in the hypothalamus, ovary, and uterus. Exposed mice showed reduced developing and mature follicles and corpus lutea, along with decreased pituitary gonadotrophins, sex steroids, and expression of steroidogenic and estrogen receptor genes.

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The study aimed to observe how mobile phone radiation impairs female reproduction in mice through stress-induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity. The authors suggest that mobile phone radiation induces oxidative and nitrosative stress which affects reproductive performance of female mice.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 1.80 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 1.80 GHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 1800 MHz

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The aim of this study is to observe Mobile phone (1800 MHz) radiation impairs female reproduction in mice, Mus musculus, through stress induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity

Present study investigated the long-term effects of mobile phone (1800 MHz) radiation in stand-by, d...

We observed that mobile phone radiation induces significant elevation in ROS, NO, lipid peroxidation...

These findings suggest that mobile phone radiation induces oxidative and nitrosative stress, which affects the reproductive performance of female mice.

Cite This Study
Shahin S, Singh SP, Chaturvedi CM. (2017). Mobile phone (1800MHz) radiation impairs female reproduction in mice, Mus musculus, through stress induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity. Reprod Toxicol. 73:41-60, 2017.
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@article{s_2017_mobile_phone_1800mhz_radiation_1705,
  author = {Shahin S and Singh SP and Chaturvedi CM.},
  title = {Mobile phone (1800MHz) radiation impairs female reproduction in mice, Mus musculus, through stress induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity.},
  year = {2017},
  
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0890623817301673},
}

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The study investigated long-term effects of 1800 MHz mobile phone radiation in stand-by, dialing, and receiving modes on female reproductive function and stress responses in mice.
Exposure significantly elevated ROS, NO, lipid peroxidation, total carbonyl content, and serum corticosterone while decreasing antioxidant enzymes in the hypothalamus, ovary, and uterus.
Exposed mice showed reduced developing and mature follicles and corpus lutea, along with decreased pituitary gonadotrophins, sex steroids, and expression of steroidogenic and estrogen receptor genes.
The authors suggest that mobile phone radiation induces oxidative and nitrosative stress which affects reproductive performance of female mice.
The study aimed to observe how mobile phone radiation impairs female reproduction in mice through stress-induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity.