Ejaculated, density purified, human spermatozoa were exposed to 900 MHz GSM mobile phone radiation at two specific absorption rate levels (SAR 2.0 and 5.7 W/kg) and examined
at various time points post exposure. Change in sperm mitochondrial membrane potential was analyzed using flow cytometry. Sperm motility was determined by computer assisted
sperm analysis (CASA). There was no effect of 900MHz GSM radiation on mitochondrial membrane potential. This was also the case for all kinematic parameters assessed at SAR of
2.0 W/kg. However, two kinematic parameters (VSL and BCF) were statistically significantly
altered after the exposure at SAR 5.7 W/kg. Effects seen cannot be ascribed to heating, as the temperature did not increase by more than 0.3ºC. A thorough investigation at lower SAR
levels is required to determine the extent of the influence of RF-EMF on human sperm motility.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000405 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Falzone,N, Huyser, C, le Roux Fourie, F, Toivo, T, Leszczynskid, D, Franken, DR |
| Publisher | Bioelectromagnetics Society’ |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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