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

DNA, proteins, and oxidative stress

561 studies in total
  1. 306 studies
  2. 198 studies
  3. 118 studies
  4. 42 studies
Authors Year Exposed system Endpoints Frequency range SAR Exposure duration Parameters
Pesnya DS et al. 2013 plant, <i>Allium ceps</i> (bulbs) - 890–915 MHz 1.4 W/kg continuous for 3 h/day on 3 days digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, PW pulsed wave, also other exposures without EMF, co-exposure
Khalil AM et al. 2011 animal, mouse/BALB/c, whole body DNA damage/oxidative stress (levels of 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine in serum, brain and spleen) 900 MHz 1 W/kg 30 min/day for 30 days digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, RF field
Perrin A et al. 2010 intact cell/cell culture, THP-1 cells (human monocytic leukemia cell line) DNA damage (comet assay and gamma-H2AX assay) 1,800 MHz 2–16 W/kg continuous for 2 h digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, RF field, PW pulsed wave, co-exposure
Sannino A et al. 2009 intact cell/cell culture DNA damage 900 MHz 1 W/kg continuous for 1 h or 24 h digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, RF field, co-exposure
Baohong W et al. 2007 intact cell/cell culture comet assay 1.8 GHz 3 W/kg continuous for 1.5 h or 4 h digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, microwaves
Yao K et al. 2008 intact cell/cell culture, SRA01/04-hLEC (human eye lens epithelial cells) DNA damage, intracellular reactive oxygen species formation 30–90 Hz 1–4 W/kg intermittent, 5 min on/10 min off, for 2 h digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, microwaves
Hintzsche H et al. 2012 intact cell/cell culture, HaCaT cells (human keratinocytes) and human-hamster hybrid (A<sub>L</sub>) cells genomic damage and mitotic disturbances 900 MHz - continuous for 30 min (both cell types) or 22 h (A<sub>L</sub> cells only) digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, microwaves, CW continuous wave, PW pulsed wave
Esmekaya MA et al. 2011 intact cell/cell culture, human peripheral blood lymphocytes mutation rate, cell viability and cell morphology of human peripheral blood lymphocytes 1.8 GHz 0.21 W/kg continuous for 6, 8, 12 and 48 h digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, microwaves, PW pulsed wave, co-exposure
Manti L et al. 2008 intact cell/cell culture chromosome aberrations 1.95 GHz 0.5–2 W/kg continuous for 24 h digital mobile phone, UMTS, CDMA, mobile communications
Zeni O et al. 2012 intact cell/cell culture micronucleus formation 1,950 MHz 0.15–1.25 W/kg continuous for 20 h digital mobile phone, UMTS, W-CDMA, mobile communications
Zeni O et al. 2008 intact cell/cell culture formation of micronucleus during different cell cycle stages 1,950 MHz 2.2 W/kg intermittent, 6 min on/2 h off, for 24, 44, or 24 + 44 h digital mobile phone, UMTS, mobile communications
Schwarz C et al. 2008 intact cell/cell culture, ES-1, IH-9, HW-2 (human diploid fibroblasts) and lymphocytes formation of micronuclei 1,950 MHz 0.05–2 W/kg continuous for 24 h digital mobile phone, UMTS, mobile communications
Levengood WC 1987 invertebrate, <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> - - - continuous digital mobile phone, mobile communications, static magnetic field
Hook GJ et al. 2004 intact cell/cell culture, Molt-4 T (lymphoblastoid cells) DNA damage/DNA single-strand breaks, apoptosis 813.56 MHz 2.4 mW/kg–3.2 W/kg continuous for 2, 3 or 21 h iDEN, CDMA, FDMA, TDMA, mobile communications
Phillips JL et al. 1998 intact cell/cell culture, Molt-4 cells single-strand breaks (comet assay) 813.5625 MHz 2.4–26 µW/g intermittent 20 min on/off for 2, 3 and 21 hours iDEN, NADC, TDMA, mobile communications
Gunes M et al. 2021 invertebrate, <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> - 900–2,100 MHz - - mobile communications
Vilic M et al. 2017 invertebrate, honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>), whole body - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, AM amplitude modulation
Vijayalaxmi et al. 2001 human blood samples formation of micronuclei and chromosomal aberration 847.74 MHz 4.9–5.5 W/kg continuous for 24 h mobile communications, CDMA
Li L et al. 2001 intact cell/cell culture, C3H 10T1/2 cells (derived from mouse embryo fibroblasts) DNA damage 835.62 MHz 3.2–5.1 W/kg continuous for 2 or 4 h mobile communications, CDMA, FDMA
Malyapa RS et al. 1997 intact cell/cell culture, C3H 10T1/2 cells (derived from mouse embryo fibroblasts) and U87MG (human glioblastoma cells) DNA damage (comet assay) 835.62 MHz 0.6 W/kg continuous for 2, 4 or 24 h mobile communications, CDMA, RF field, CW continuous wave
Vijayalaxmi et al. 2001 human blood samples chromosomal aberration and micronuclei formation 835.62 MHz 4.4–5 W/kg continuous for 24 h mobile communications, FDMA, CW continuous wave
Antonopoulos A et al. 1998 intact cell/cell culture frequency of sister-chromatid exchange, velocity of cell cycle 380 MHz 82.9–1,700 mW/kg continuous for 48, 52, 56, 64, and 68 h mobile communications, GSM
Jooyan N et al. 2019 intact cell/cell culture, CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cells - - - - mobile communications, GSM
Eberle P et al. 1996 intact cell/cell culture mutations in genes and chromosomes, cell proliferation 440 MHz - continuous for 70, 50, or 39 h mobile communications, GSM, C-Net
Smith-Roe SL et al. 2020 animal, mouse/B6C3F1/N, rat/Sprague-Dawley - 900–1,900 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, CDMA, mobile phone
Gadhia PK et al. 2003 blood samples, human chromosome damage 890–960 MHz - average 1 to 3 or 3 to 5 hours per day for at least 2 years mobile communications, GSM, FDMA, TDMA
Su L et al. 2017 intact cell/cell culture, U251 and A127 (human glioblastoma cell lines) and SH-SY5Y (human neuroblastoma cell line) - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, PW pulsed wave
Li R et al. 2018 intact cell/cell culture - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, RF field
Ravaioli F et al. 2023 intact cell/cell culture, HeLa cells, neuroblastoma BE(2)C cells and neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, RF field
Herrala M et al. 2018 intact cell/cell culture, rat primary astrocytes - 872 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, RF field, CW continuous wave, co-exposure
Maes A et al. 1997 blood samples chromosome aberration; single-strand breaks (comet assay) 935.2 MHz 0.4 W/kg continuous for 2 h mobile communications, GSM, RF field, microwaves
Jooyan N et al. 2024 intact cell/cell culture, CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cells - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, also other exposures without EMF, co-exposure
Jin H et al. 2021 intact cell/cell culture, animal, C57BL/6 mouse - 1.762 GHz - - mobile communications, LTE, co-exposure
Houston BJ et al. 2019 animal, C57BL/6 mouse, whole body - 905 MHz - - mobile communications, RF field
Sharma S et al. 2020 animal, rat/ Wistar - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, RF field
Sharma A et al. 2020 animal, rat/Wistar - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, RF field
Sharma S et al. 2023 plant, fenugreek (<i>Trigonella foenum-graecum</i>) (seeds) - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, RF field
Zong C et al. 2015 animal, mouse/ICR, whole body DNA damage in leukocytes, oxidative stress and antioxidative status in plasma, liver and lung 900 MHz 50 mW/kg continuous for 4 h/day for 7 days mobile communications, RF field, CW continuous wave, co-exposure
Gurbuz N et al. 2015 - - 2,100 MHz - - mobile communications, RF field, co-exposure
Salmen SH et al. 2018 bacterium, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> - 900–1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, RF field, co-exposure
Sun Y et al. 2017 intact cell/cell culture, HL-60 (human acute myeloid leukaemia cells) - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, RF field, wireless transmitter
Jiang B et al. 2012 animal, mouse/ICR, whole body DNA damage (alkali labile sites and DNA single-strand breaks) 900 MHz 548 mW/kg continuous for 4 hours/day for 1, 3, 5, 7 and 14 days mobile communications, RF field, wireless transmitter, co-exposure
Al-Serori H et al. 2018 intact cell/cell culture, U87, U251 and U373 (human glioblastoma cell lines), SH-SY5Y (human neuroblastoma cell line), NCH421k (glioblastoma stem-like cell line), ES-1 (human diploid fibroblasts), TR-146 (human buccal cell line), HepG2 (human hepatocarcinoma cell line), human primary astrocytes and human lymphocytes - 1,950 MHz - - mobile communications, UMTS
Sannino A et al. 2022 intact cell/cell culture, SH-SY5Y (human neuroblastoma cell line) - 1,950 MHz - - mobile communications, UMTS, also other exposures without EMF, co-exposure
Sannino A et al. 2022 intact cell/cell culture, SH-SY5Y (human neuroblastoma cell line); SH-SY5Y CRISPR cells - 1,950 MHz - - mobile communications, UMTS, co-exposure
Gulati S et al. 2020 intact cell/cell culture, human lymphocytes - 1,923–1,977 MHz - - mobile communications, UMTS, mobile phone
Panagopoulos DJ 2020 intact cell/cell culture, human lymphocytes - - - - mobile communications, UMTS, mobile phone, also other exposures without EMF, co-exposure
Hook GJ 2001 intact cell/cell culture, human peripheral blood lymphocytes - 837–1,909.8 MHz - - mobile communications, analog mobile phone, PCS, TDMA, CDMA, microwaves
Ziemann C et al. 2009 animal, mouse/B6C3F1/CrlBR, whole body formation of micronuclei 902 MHz 0.14–4 W/kg continuous for 2 h/day, 5 days/weeks for 2 years (see also add. information for exp. setup) mobile communications, digital mobile phone, GSM
Gurbuz N et al. 2010 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body micronucleus formation 1,800 MHz - continuous for 20 min./day, 5 days/week during 1 month mobile communications, digital mobile phone, GSM