Study overviews

Mobile phone related articles are

Please note that a publication can be assigned to several endpoints, i.e. the sum of publications from the individual thematic points and subpoints can be greater than the total sum of actual publications.

Experimental studies on mobile communications

1696 studies in total
  1. 738 studies
  2. 561 studies
  3. 511 studies
  4. 220 studies
  5. 204 studies
  6. 118 studies

Cell functions

118 studies in total
  1. 40 studies
  2. 35 studies
  3. 29 studies
  4. 21 studies

General cell functions 40 studies in total

Authors Year Exposed system Endpoints Frequency range SAR Exposure duration Parameters
Ruan P et al. 2012 intact cell/cell culture, erythrocytes - 900 MHz 6.24 mW/kg–2.08 W/kg - mobile phone, mobile phone base station, GSM, mobile communications, radar
Nassisi V et al. 2012 - - 900–2,100 MHz - - UMTS, mobile communications, RF field, wireless transmitter
Kahya MC et al. 2014 intact cell/cell culture, MDA-MB-231 cells (breast cancer cell line) - 900 MHz 0.36 W/kg - mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, co-exposure
Köhler T et al. 2018 intact cell/cell culture, primary cortex neurons of Sprague Dawley rats - 395 MHz - - TETRA/TETRAPOL, mobile communications
Lin YY et al. 2017 intact cell/cell culture, TM3 cells (mouse Leydig cell line) - 1,950 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, RF field
Alahmad YM et al. 2018 intact cell/cell culture, FaDu and SCC25 cells (human head and neck cancer cell lines), animal, chicken/White Leghorn (eggs) - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Li R et al. 2018 intact cell/cell culture - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, RF field
Jooyan N et al. 2019 intact cell/cell culture, CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cells - - - - mobile communications, GSM
Azimipour F et al. 2020 intact cell/cell culture - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Movahedi MM et al. 2019 bacterium, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Arthamin MZ et al. 2020 intact cell/cell culture, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and whole blood - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone, RF field
Chowdhury A et al. 2021 intact cell/cell culture, human erythrocytes - 900–1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone, GSM
Joushomme A et al. 2022 intact cell/cell culture - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, UMTS, GSM, LTE, 4G, CW continuous wave, PW pulsed wave, W-LAN/WiFi, also other exposures without EMF, co-exposure
Bag U et al. 2022 callus cultures of sweet potato (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i> (L.) Lam.) - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Upadhyaya C et al. 2022 plant, tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, CW continuous wave
Ahamed MEM et al. 2013 distilled water, plant, sweet pepper seeds (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.) - - - - mobile communications, static magnetic field
Canovi A et al. 2023 intact cell/cell culture, primary cortical neurons (of rat embryos) - 3.5 GHz - - mobile communications, 5G, CW continuous wave, RF field, also other exposures without EMF
Havas F et al. 2024 intact cell/cell culture, primary normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) - 6 GHz - - mobile communications, 5G, co-exposure, also other exposures without EMF
Migdal P et al. 2024 invertebrate, worker honeybee (<i>Apis mellifera carnica</i> L.) - 900 MHz - - mobile communications
Lee JJ et al. 2008 intact cell/cell culture, NIH3T3 cells (mouse fibroblasts) cellular invasion and migration, cell cycle distribution 849 MHz 2–10 W/kg continuous for 1 h digital mobile phone, CDMA, mobile communications
Daus AW et al. 2011 intact cell/cell culture, chicken cardiac myocyte spheroids electrophysiological properties of myocytes 900 MHz 100 mW/kg–1 W/kg continuous for 1 min mobile phone, mobile communications, RF field, PW pulsed wave
Mahrour N et al. 2005 intact cell/cell culture, B16-F1 (murine melanoma cells); DC-3F (Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts); A253 carcinoma cell line endocytosis 50–400 MHz 0.65 W/kg–5.2 W/g continuous for 10 min mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, electric field, signals/pulses
Cao Y et al. 2009 intact cell/cell culture, SHG44 cells (human glioma cells) oxidative stress, cell proliferation, cell cycle distribution, apoptosis 900 MHz - continuous for 2 h/day on 3 days mobile phone, mobile communications, co-exposure
Atasoy A et al. 2009 intact cell/cell culture cell surface antigenic structures, cell viability, cell proliferation, apoptosis 450 MHz - continuous for 2 hr, 6 hr or 24 hr mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, RF field
Linz KW et al. 1999 intact cell/cell culture, guinea pig, rat electrical characteristics of excitable cells (membrane potential; whole cell current) 180 MHz 15–880 mW/kg continuous for 2 min GSM, mobile communications
Kouzmanova M et al. 2007 intact cell/cell culture, erythrocytes suspension membrane stability 902 MHz - continuous for 20 min digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Moisescu MG et al. 2009 intact cell/cell culture, B16F10 (murine melanoma cells) endocytosis 217 Hz 0.9–3.2 W/kg continuous for 20 min mobile communications, GSM
Terro F et al. 2012 intact cell/cell culture, primary cerebral cortical cells (neurons and astrocytes) of rat embryos chaperone-mediated auto-phagocytosis, apoptosis 900 MHz 0.25 W/kg continuous for 24 h GSM, mobile communications, PW pulsed wave
Dimida A et al. 2011 intact cell/cell culture, FRTL-5 cells (Fischer rat thyroid cells) effects on thyroid cell (cAMP production, cell viability, iodide uptake) 800–900 MHz - continuous for 24, 48 or 96 h digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
In SM et al. 2013 intact cell/cell culture, tissue sample: nasal mucosa cells, nasal epithelial cells function of cilia of nasal mucosa 1.8 GHz 1 W/kg continuous for 3 days mobile phone, mobile communications, RF field, CW continuous wave
Lippi G et al. 2016 intact cell/cell culture, human peripheral blood leukocyte count and neutrophil activation 900 MHz - continuous for 30 minutes mobile phone, mobile communications
Lippi G et al. 2017 intact cell/cell culture, human peripheral blood function and structure of human platelets 900 MHz - continuous for 30 minutes mobile phone, mobile communications
Esmekaya MA et al. 2013 intact cell/cell culture, human breast fibroblasts cell viability, apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential 2.1 GHz 0.607 W/kg continuous for 4 or 24 hours W-CDMA, mobile communications, microwaves
Lu Y et al. 2014 intact cell/cell culture, N9 cells (mouse microglial cells) and C8-D1A cells (mouse astrocyte type I cells) proinflammatory protein expression and gene expression; nitric oxide release; STAT3 activation, activation of microglia and astrocytes 1,800 MHz 2 W/kg intermittent for 1, 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours (5 min on and 10 min off) mobile phone, mobile communications, RF field, PW pulsed wave
Liu K et al. 2014 intact cell/cell culture, GC-2 cells (murine spermatocyte-derived cell line) - 1,800 MHz 1–4 W/kg intermittent for 24 hours (5 min on and 10 min off) mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Capri M et al. 2004 intact cell/cell culture, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells effects on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential; heat shock protein 70) 1,800 MHz 1.4–2 W/kg intermittent, 10 min on/20 min off, for 44 h GSM, mobile communications
Nikolova T et al. 2005 intact cell/cell culture, ES R1 cells (mouse embryonic stem cells) different effects (e.g. different transcript levels, genotoxicity, proliferation, apoptosis, cytotoxicity, mitochondrial function) 50 Hz–1.25 kHz 1.5 W/kg intermittent, 5 min on/30 min off, for 6 h and 48 h GSM, mobile communications, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line
Capri M et al. 2004 intact cell/cell culture mitochondrial functionality, proliferation; cell cycle progression; spontaneous/induced apoptosis 900 MHz 70–76 mW/kg repeated daily exposure, 1 h/day during 48 h or 72 h of culture GSM, mobile communications
Stankiewicz W et al. 2006 intact cell/cell culture influence on immunregulatory properties of peripheral blood mononuclear cells 900 MHz 0.024 W/kg repeated daily exposure, 15 min at the beginning of each day, for 3 days digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, microwaves
Xu S et al. 2006 intact cell/cell culture, hippocampal neurons activity and functional changes of glutamate receptor channels 1,800 MHz 2.4 W/kg repeated daily exposure, 15 min/day, for 8 days digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, microwaves