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- Title
Nerve cell damage in mammalian brain after exposure to microwaves from GSM mobile phones.
- Authors
Salford, Leif G; Brun, Arne E; Eberhardt, Jacob L; Malmgren, Lars; Persson, Bertil R R
- Abstract
The possible risks of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields for the human body is a growing concern for our society. We have previously shown that weak pulsed microwaves give rise to a significant leakage of albumin through the blood-brain barrier. In this study we investigated whether a pathologic leakage across the blood-brain barrier might be combined with damage to the neurons. Three groups each of eight rats were exposed for 2 hr to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) mobile phone electromagnetic fields of different strengths. We found highly significant (p< 0.002) evidence for neuronal damage in the cortex, hippocampus, and basal ganglia in the brains of exposed rats.
- Publication
Environmental health perspectives, 2003, Vol 111, Issue 7, p881
- ISSN
0091-6765
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1289/ehp.6039