Effects of chronic exposure to 950 MHz ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic radiation on reactive oxygen species metabolism in the right and left cerebral cortex of young rats of different ages med./bio.

Aim of study (acc. to author)

Background/further details

Endpoint

• effects on the neurological system: oxidative damages of DNA, proteins and lipids in the cortex

Exposure

• • 950 MHz
  • UHF fields

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Methods Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology

• genotoxicity/mutation: see "effects on neurological system"
• effects on the neurological system: oxidative damages in the cortex: lipid peroxidation (reaction of malondialdehyde with thiobarbituric acid) and carbonyl proteins (reaction with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine) (spectrophotometry), DNA damage (alkaline comet assay)
• body weight, blood glucose level (commercial kit)

Main outcome of study (acc. to author)

Study funded by

• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq; National Council for Scientific and Technological Development; at Ministry of Science and Technology), Brazil
• Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP; Funding Authority for Studies and Projects), Brazil
• Fundacao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS), Brazil

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