Exposure of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on Biochemical and Pathological Alterations
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Sharma A , Shrivastava S, Shukla S · 2020
Male Wistar rats exposed to 1800 MHz microwave radiation at 0.433 W/kg for 90 days showed increased DNA damage in brain neurons.
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The study evaluated microwave radiation at 1800 MHz and a specific absorption rate of 0.433 W/kg on male Wistar rats. Rats were exposed for 90 days at four hours per day, five days per week. DNA damage increased in brain neurons and acetylcholinesterase levels declined significantly.
Why This Matters
The researchers concluded that microwave radiation may cause neurochemical and pathophysiological damage by initiating inflammation in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex. The effects were also linked to a marked increase in neuronal genotoxicity compared with controls.
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Sharma A , Shrivastava S, Shukla S (2020). Exposure of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on Biochemical and Pathological Alterations.
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@article{sharma_a_shrivastava_s_shukla_s_ce2593,
author = {Sharma A and Shrivastava S and Shukla S},
title = {Exposure of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on Biochemical and Pathological Alterations},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.4103/0028-3886.294554},
}Quick Questions About This Study
Rats were exposed to 1800 MHz radiation for 90 days at four hours per day, five days per week.
A remarkable increase in DNA damage was seen in brain neurons of exposed rats compared with controls.
The study concluded that microwave radiation may cause neurochemical and pathophysiological damage by initiating inflammation in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex.