Effects of mobile phone radiofrequency on the structure and function of the normal human hemoglobin.
Mousavy SJ, Riazi GH, Kamarei M, Aliakbarian H, Sattarahmady N, Sharifizadeh A, Safarian S, Ahmad F, Moosavi-Movahedi AA · 2009
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation altered hemoglobin's oxygen-carrying ability in a dose-dependent manner, potentially affecting blood's fundamental function.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed human hemoglobin (the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen) to cell phone radiofrequency radiation at 910MHz and 940MHz frequencies. They found that the radiation altered hemoglobin's ability to carry oxygen and changed its molecular structure, with greater effects at higher radiation intensities and longer exposure times. This suggests that cell phone radiation could potentially interfere with your blood's fundamental ability to transport oxygen throughout your body.
Why This Matters
This study reveals a concerning mechanism by which cell phone radiation might affect human health at the most basic cellular level. Hemoglobin's oxygen-carrying capacity is fundamental to life - any interference with this process could have cascading effects throughout the body. The frequencies tested (910MHz and 940MHz) fall within the range used by older GSM cell phones, making this directly relevant to human exposure. What makes this research particularly significant is that it demonstrates dose-dependent effects, meaning stronger radiation and longer exposure caused greater damage to hemoglobin function. While this was a laboratory study using isolated hemoglobin rather than living cells, it provides biological plausibility for how cell phone radiation might contribute to fatigue, reduced oxygen delivery, and other systemic health effects that EMF-sensitive individuals report.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 910MHz and 940 MHz
Study Details
Widespread use of mobile phones has increased the human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs). It is required to investigate the effect of EMFs on the biological systems. In this paper the effect of mobile phone RF (910MHz and 940 MHz) on structure and function of HbA was investigated.
Oxygen affinity was measured by sodium dithionite with UV-vis spectrophotometer. Structural changes ...
The results indicated that mobile phone EMFs altered oxygen affinity and tertiary structure of HbA. ...
Show BibTeX
@article{sj_2009_effects_of_mobile_phone_2446,
author = {Mousavy SJ and Riazi GH and Kamarei M and Aliakbarian H and Sattarahmady N and Sharifizadeh A and Safarian S and Ahmad F and Moosavi-Movahedi AA},
title = {Effects of mobile phone radiofrequency on the structure and function of the normal human hemoglobin.},
year = {2009},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19263507/},
}