Nerve cell damage in mammalian brain after exposure to microwaves from GSM mobile phones

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作者
Salford, LG
Brun, AE
Eberhardt, JL
Malmgren, L
Persson, BRR
机构
[1] Lund Univ, Rausing Lab, Dept Neurosurg, Lund, Sweden
[2] Lund Univ, Rausing Lab, Dept Neuropathol, Lund, Sweden
[3] Lund Univ, Rausing Lab, Dept Med Radiat Phys, Lund, Sweden
[4] Lund Univ, Rausing Lab, Dept Appl Elect, Lund, Sweden
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10.1289/ehp.6039
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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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.
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