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Online Journal of
Veterinary Research©
Volume 20(9):617-624, 2016.
Effect
of 900 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on
serum and testicular tissue antioxidant enzymes of rat
Masood
Sepehrimanesh1,2, Saeed Nazifi3,*,
Mahdi Saeb2, Nasrin Kazemipour2
1Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of
Medical Sciences, 2Department of Biochemistry, School of Veterinary
Medicine, Shiraz University, 3Department of Clinical Pathology,
School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
ABSTRACT
Sepehrimanesh M, Nazifi S,
Saeb M, Kazemipour N., Effect of 900 MHz radiofrequency
electromagnetic field exposure on antioxidant enzymes in serum and testicular
tissue of rat, Onl J Vet Res., 20(9):617-624, 2016. Potential damage due to cell phones are mostly focused on head and reproductive organs. Effects of 900
MHz electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure on rat serum and testes antioxidant
enzyme levels are described. Groups
of 5 rats each were exposed for 1h(STE), 2h(MTE), and 4h(LTE) for 30 consecutive
days to EMF with average power density of 86mW/cm2 for 30 consecutive days. One
group were sham controls. Blood sampling was performed
at days 0 and 30, but testicular sampling was
performed only on day 30. Serum and testicular superoxide dismutase (SOD),
glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione
reductase (GRx) were measured. After 30 days
exposure, serum SOD or GPx activity declined
(P<0.05) in LTE or MTE rats compared with other or sham groups. In testicular tissue, GPx
decreased in MTE (259.93±61.77 U/mg) and LTE (235.54±56.90 U/mg) groups
compared with controls (677.17±194.96 U/mg) (P<0.05). Results should be interpreted with caution
due to small (n=5) sampling
values
Keywords: Cell phone,
electromagnetic field, antioxidant, testes.
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