DOĞAN, MÜBEYNATURTAY, MUHAMMET GÖKHANOĞUZTÜRK, HAKANŞAMDANCI, EMİNETÜRKÖZ, YUSUFTAŞDEMİR, SERAPAlkan, ALPAYBAKIR, S.2020-10-292020-10-292012-06-01DOĞAN M., TURTAY M. G. , OĞUZTÜRK H., ŞAMDANCI E., TÜRKÖZ Y., TAŞDEMİR S., Alkan A., BAKIR S., -Effects of electromagnetic radiation produced by 3G mobile phones on rat brains: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, biochemical, and histopathological evaluation-, HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, cilt.31, ss.557-564, 2012http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/26639Objective: The effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) produced by a third-generation (3G) mobile phone (MP) on rat brain tissues were investigated in terms of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), biochemistry, and histopathological evaluations. Methods: The rats were randomly assigned to two groups: Group I is composed of 3G-EMR-exposed rats (n = 9) and Group 2 is the control group (n = 9). The first group was subjected to EMR for 20 days. The control group was not exposed to EMR. Choline (Cho), creatinin (Cr), and N-acetylaspartate (NAA) levels were evaluated by MRS. Catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) enzyme activities were measured by spectrophotometric method. Histopathological analyses were carried out to evaluate apoptosis in the brain tissues of both groups. Results: In MRS, NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, and NAA/Cho ratios were not significantly different between Groups I and 2. Neither the oxidative stress parameters, CAT and GSH-Px, nor the number of apoptotic cells were significantly different between Groups I and 2. Conclusions: Usage of short-term 3G MP does not seem to have a harmful effect on rat brain tissue.ArticleWOS:0003042224000048486181944510.1177/0960327111412092