title: Mobile phone usage and male infertility in Wistar rats.
abstract: A significant decrease in protein kinase C and total sperm count along with increased apoptosis were observed in male Wistar rats exposed to mobile phone frequencies (2 h/day x 35 days at 0.9 W/kg specific absorption rate). The results suggest that a reduction in protein kinase activity may be related to overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) under microwave field exposure. Decrease in sperm count and an increase in apoptosis may be causative factor due to mobile radiation exposure leading to infertility.
authors.affiliation: Bioelectromagnetic Laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India.
authors.forename: Kavindra Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kesari
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jitendra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Behari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000528:radiation effects; D040421:Cell Phone; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000009:adverse effects; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D013076:Sperm Count
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D011493:Protein Kinase C