title: Nerve cell damage in mammalian brain after exposure to microwaves from GSM mobile phones.
abstract: The possible risks of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields for the human body is a growing concern for our society. We have previously shown that weak pulsed microwaves give rise to a significant leakage of albumin through the blood-brain barrier. In this study we investigated whether a pathologic leakage across the blood-brain barrier might be combined with damage to the neurons. Three groups each of eight rats were exposed for 2 hr to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) mobile phone electromagnetic fields of different strengths. We found highly significant (p< 0.002) evidence for neuronal damage in the cortex, hippocampus, and basal ganglia in the brains of exposed rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University, The Rausing Laboratory and Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. Leif.Salford@neurokir.lu.se
authors.forename: Leif G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Salford
authors.forename: Arne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.forename: Jacob L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Eberhardt
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malmgren
authors.forename: Bertil R R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Persson
mesh_terms: D000418:Albumins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000528:radiation effects; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D040421:Cell Phone; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000009:adverse effects; D009474:Neurons / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins