ID Number		1927
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		1900 MHz mobile phone exposure to rabbits and analysis of facial muscle action potentials
Details		Rabbits were exposed to 1900 MHz for 25 minutes using a mobile phone hooked to the local network and held 1-2 mm from the ear. The authors report a temperature increase of 0.39 °C (using a luxtron temperature probe) and calculated an SAR at this distance of 3.72 W/kg. The authors also report a decrease in amplitude of the action potential from the facial muscle nerve following stimulation. The authors do attribute the effects to temperature, although they were not sure whether it was from the RF or the battery and circuitry heating of the phone.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Istanbul Goztepe Training Res Hosp, Turkey
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		TURKEY
References		Acar, GO et al. Laryngoscope, (2009) 119:3559-3562
Comments		the output power of the phone cannot be confirmed and thus the SAR may be a significant underestimation of the exposure. It is not clear whether the RF or the phone circuitry and battery caused the temperature elevation and resultant change in action potential.