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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2007 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 23 | Page No.: 4271-4274
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.4271.4274
Effects of Electromagnetic Field Produced by Mobile Phones on the Oxidant and Antioxidant Status of Rats
M. A. Elhag, Ghada M. Nabil and Atef M. M. Attia

Abstract: This study was designed to investigate the effect of EMR produced by GSM Mobile Phones (MP) on the oxidant and antioxidant status in rats. Rats were divided into three groups: (1) controls, (2) rats exposed to a fractionated dose of EMR (15 min dayG1 for four days) (EMR-F) and (3) rats exposed to an acute dose of EMR (EMR-A). A net drop in the plasma concentration of vitamin C (-47 and -59.8%) was observed in EMR-F and EMR-A groups, respectively, when compared to controls. While, a significant decrease in the levels of lypophilic antioxidant vitamins: vitamin E (-33 and -65.8%), vitamin A (-44.4 and -46.8%) was observed in EMR-F and EMR-A groups, respectively, when compared to controls. A net drop in plasma level of reduced glutathione (GSH) (-19.8 and -35.3%) was observed in EMR-F and EMR-A groups, respectively. EMR exposure of rats produced a significant decrease in catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities, with the values of these activities for EMR-A group is significantly lower than those of EMR-F. These results indicate that the effects of acute doses of EMR produced by mobile phones on the rat?s antioxidant status is significantly higher than those of fractionated doses of the same type of radiation. On the basis of present results, it can be concluded that exposure to acute doses of EMR produced by mobile phones is more hazardous than that produced by fractionated doses of the same type of radiation.

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M. A. Elhag, Ghada M. Nabil and Atef M. M. Attia, 2007. Effects of Electromagnetic Field Produced by Mobile Phones on the Oxidant and Antioxidant Status of Rats. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 10: 4271-4274.

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