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Micronuclei in the peripheral blood and bone marrow cells of rats exposed to 2450 MHz radiofrequency radiation.
Vijayalaxmi, Pickard WF, Bisht KS, Prihoda TJ, Meltz ML, LaRegina MC, Roti Roti JL, Straube WL, Moros EG. · 2001
View Original AbstractNo DNA damage was found in rats exposed to 2450 MHz radiation at levels 240 times higher than current safety limits.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to 2450 MHz radiofrequency radiation (the same frequency used in microwave ovens and Wi-Fi) for 24 hours at high intensity levels to see if it would damage their DNA. They looked for micronuclei (tiny fragments that indicate genetic damage) in blood and bone marrow cells. The study found no significant DNA damage compared to unexposed rats, even at radiation levels much higher than typical human exposure.
Study Details
To determine the incidence of micronuclei in peripheral blood and bone marrow cells of rats exposed continuously for 24h to 2450 MHz continuous wave radiofrequency radiation (RFR) at an average whole-body specific absorption rate (SAR) of 12W/kg.
Eight adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 2450 MHz RFR in circularly polarized waveguides...
The results indicated that the incidence of MN/2000 PCE were not significantly different between RFR...
There was no evidence for the induction of MN in peripheral blood and bone marrow cells of rats exposed for 24h to 2450 MHz continuous wave RFR at a whole body average SAR of 12 W/kg.
Show BibTeX
@article{vijayalaxmi_2001_micronuclei_in_the_peripheral_3472,
author = {Vijayalaxmi and Pickard WF and Bisht KS and Prihoda TJ and Meltz ML and LaRegina MC and Roti Roti JL and Straube WL and Moros EG.},
title = {Micronuclei in the peripheral blood and bone marrow cells of rats exposed to 2450 MHz radiofrequency radiation.},
year = {2001},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11683981/},
}