title: Behavior and memory evaluation of Wistar rats exposed to 1·8 GHz radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The development of communication systems has brought great social and economic benefits to society. As mobile phone use has become widespread, concerns have emerged regarding the potential adverse effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) used by these devices.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To verify potential effects of mobile phone radiation on the central nervous system (CNS) in an animal model.
  
  
  METHODS
  Male Wistar rats (60 days old) were exposed to RF-EMR from a Global System for Mobile (GSM) cell phone (1·8 GHz) for 3 days. At the end of the exposure, the following behavioral tests were performed: open field and object recognition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results showed that exposed animals did not present anxiety patterns or working memory impairment, but stress behavior actions were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the results of the present study, we speculate that RF-EMR does not promote CNS impairment, but suggest that it may lead to stressful behavioral patterns.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos de Caires
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Júnior
authors.forename: Ernesto da Silveira Goulart
authors.initials: Eda S
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Camila Manso
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Musso
authors.forename: Collin Turner
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Stabler
authors.forename: Raúl Marcel González
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mourão-Júnior
authors.forename: Ana Eliza
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Andreazzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001007:Anxiety; D040421:Cell Phone; D060733:Electromagnetic Radiation; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011897:Random Allocation; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000528:radiation effects; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Behavior,; Mobile phone,; Radiation,; Work memory