Effect of long-term exposure of 2.4 GHz radiofrequency radiation emitted from Wi-Fi equipment on testes functions

dc.contributor.authorDasdag, Suleyman
dc.contributor.authorTas, Muzaffer
dc.contributor.authorAkdag, Mehmet Zulkuf
dc.contributor.authorYegin, Korkut
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:20:34Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to investigate long-term effects of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) emitted from a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) system on testes. The study was carried out on 16 Wistar Albino adult male rats by dividing them into two groups such as sham (n: 8) and exposure (n: 8). Rats in the exposure group were exposed to 2.4 GHz RFR radiation for 24 h/d during 12 months (1 year). The same procedure was applied to the rats in the sham control group except the Wi-Fi system was turned off. Immediately after the last exposure, rats were sacrificed and reproductive organs were removed. Motility (%), concentration (x 10(6) /mL), tail defects (%), head defects (%) and total morphologic defects (%) of sperms and weight of testes (g), left epididymis (g), prostate (g), seminal vesicles (g) were determined. Seminiferous tubules diameter (mm) and tunica albuginea thickness (mm) were also measured. However, the results were evaluated by using Johnsen's score. Head defects increased in the exposure group (p<0.05) while weight of the epididymis and seminal vesicles, seminiferous tubules diameter and tunica albuginea thickness were decreased in the exposure group (p<0.01, p<0.001, p<0.0001). However, other alterations of other parameters were not found significant (p>0.05). In conclusion, we observed that long-term exposure of 2.4 GHz RF emitted from Wi-Fi (2420 mu W/kg, 1 g average) affects some of the reproductive parameters of male rats. We suggest Wi-Fi users to avoid long-term exposure of RF emissions from Wi-Fi equipment.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/15368378.2013.869752
dc.identifier.endpage42en_US
dc.identifier.issn1536-8378
dc.identifier.issn1536-8386
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid24460421
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84923115976
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage37en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3109/15368378.2013.869752
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/19132
dc.identifier.volume34en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000349768200005
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofElectromagnetic Biology and Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject2.4 Ghz Wi-Fien_US
dc.subjectElectromagnetic Fieldsen_US
dc.subjectLong-Term Exposureen_US
dc.subjectRadiofrequencyen_US
dc.subjectReproductionen_US
dc.subjectTestesen_US
dc.titleEffect of long-term exposure of 2.4 GHz radiofrequency radiation emitted from Wi-Fi equipment on testes functionsen_US
dc.titleEffect of long-term exposure of 2.4 GHz radiofrequency radiation emitted from Wi-Fi equipment on testes functions
dc.typeArticleen_US

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