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. 2011 May;21(5):262-5.

Hypospermatogenesis and spermatozoa maturation arrest in rats induced by mobile phone radiation

Sultan Ayoub Meo  1 , Muhammad Arif, Shahzad Rashied, Muhammad Mujahid Khan, Muhammad Saeed Vohra, Adnan Mahmood Usmani, Muhammad Babar Imran, Abdul Majeed Al-Drees
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  • PMID: 21575531

Hypospermatogenesis and spermatozoa maturation arrest in rats induced by mobile phone radiation

Sultan Ayoub Meo et al. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2011 May.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the morphological changes induced by mobile phone radiation in the testis of Wistar albino rats.

Study design: Cohort study.

Place and duration of study: Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from April 2007 to June 2008.

Methodology: Forty male Wistar albino rats were divided in three groups. First group of eight served as the control. The second group [group B, n=16] was exposed to mobile phone radiation for 30 minutes/day and the third group [group C, n=16] was exposed to mobile phone radiation for 60 minutes/day for a total period of 3 months. Morphological changes in the testes induced by mobile phone radiations were observed under a light microscope.

Results: Exposure to mobile phone radiation for 60 minutes/day caused 18.75% hypospermatogenesis and 18.75% maturation arrest in the testis of albino rats compared to matched controls. However, no abnormal findings were observed in albino rats that were exposed to mobile phone radiation for 30 minutes/day for a total period of 3 months.

Conclusion: Long-term exposure to mobile phone radiation can cause hypospermatogenesis and maturation arrest in the spermatozoa in the testis of Wistar albino rats.

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