Animal Research Laboratory in Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, 65200 Van, Turkey.
Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Nov;280(5):729-33. doi: 10.1007/s00404-009-0972-9. Epub 2009 Feb 25.
The aim of this study was to investigate whether there were any toxic effects of microwaves of cellular phones on ovaries in rats.
In this study, 82 female pups of rats, aged 21 days (43 in the study group and 39 in the control group) were used. Pregnant rats in the study group were exposed to mobile phones that were placed beneath the polypropylene cages during the whole period of pregnancy. The cage was free from all kinds of materials, which could affect electromagnetic fields. A mobile phone in a standby position for 11 h and 45 min was turned on to speech position for 15 min every 12 h and the battery was charged continuously. On the 21st day after the delivery, the female rat pups were killed and the right ovaries were removed. The volumes of the ovaries were measured and the number of follicles in every tenth section was counted.
The analysis revealed that in the study group, the number of follicles was lower than that in the control group. The decreased number of follicles in pups exposed to mobile phone microwaves suggest that intrauterine exposure has toxic effects on ovaries.
We suggest that the microwaves of mobile phones might decrease the number of follicles in rats by several known and, no doubt, countless unknown mechanisms.
本研究旨在探讨手机微波对大鼠卵巢是否存在毒性作用。
本研究选用 21 日龄雌性幼鼠 82 只(实验组 43 只,对照组 39 只)。实验组母鼠在整个孕期处于置于聚丙烯笼下的移动电话辐射中。笼内无任何可能影响电磁场的材料。手机处于待机状态 11 小时 45 分钟,每 12 小时开机通话 15 分钟,电池持续充电。分娩后第 21 天处死雌性幼鼠,取出右侧卵巢。测量卵巢体积,并计数每 10 个切片中的卵泡数。
分析显示,实验组的卵泡数低于对照组。暴露于手机微波中的幼鼠卵泡数量减少表明宫内暴露对卵巢具有毒性作用。
我们认为,手机微波可能通过已知和无数未知的机制减少大鼠的卵泡数量。