GSM base station electromagnetic radiation and oxidative stress in rats
ELECTROMAGNETIC BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.177-188, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15368370600875042
- Dergi Adı: ELECTROMAGNETIC BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.177-188
- Anahtar Kelimeler: antioxidants, base transceiver station, electromagnetic field, GTEM, oxidative stress, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, ACUTE EXPOSURE, OXIDANT, FIELDS, LEVEL
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
The ever increasing use of cellular phones and the increasing number of associated base stations are becoming a widespread source of nonionizing electromagnetic radiation. Some biological effects are likely to occur even at low-level EM fields. In this study, a gigahertz transverse electromagnetic (GTEM) cell was used as an exposure environment for plane wave conditions of far-field free space EM field propagation at the GSM base transceiver station (BTS) frequency of 945MHz, and effects on oxidative stress in rats were investigated. When EM fields at a power density of 3.67W/m(2) (specific absorption rate = 11.3mW/kg), which is well below current exposure limits, were applied, MDA (malondialdehyde) level was found to increase and GSH (reduced glutathione) concentration was found to decrease significantly (p < 0.0001). Additionally, there was a less significant (p = 0.0190) increase in SOD (superoxide dismutase) activity under EM exposure.