ID Number		2119
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		900 MHz (GSM) exposure to rats and analysis of brain pathology and behavior
Details		Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to 840 MHz signals for 3 hr/day for 2 or 14 days at a power density fo 60 microW/cm2. On day 58 after exposure behavioral testing was performed, and on day 60 after expousre pathology in the hippocampal region of the brain (involved in learning, memory, spatial navagation, emotion) was evaluated. The study was designed to address prior reports of hippocampal neuron death by Salford et al. (Environ Health Perspect 111:881-883, 2003). The authors report no effect in bahavioral tests. In some exposed animals, however, there was a decrease in locomotor activity, increased grooming and a tendency of increased basal corticosterone levels. The authors suggest mobile phone exposure may lead to abnormal brain function.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Af - Danielsw@ukzn.ac.za
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		SOUTH AFRICA
References		Daniels, WM et al. Metab Brain Dis, (2009) 24:629-641
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