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Sahin A et alSummary:
This animal study investigated whether mobile phone use causes harm to the brains of juvenile rats, in order to relate the results to children and adolescents. Eighteen rats were divided into three groups: not exposed, sham-exposed and exposed to RF radiation. Exposure was at a frequency of 900 megahertz (MHz), for 1 hour per day, for 30 days at a specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0.024 Watts per kilogram (W/kg) which is 1.2% of the public exposure limit. The analysis on the rats’ brains extracted from the exposed group revealed a lower nerve cells count. The authors suggested that RF exposure may adversely affect the brain of children and adolescents.
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Brain Res 2015: in press
