Characterization of biological effect of 1763 MHz radiofrequency exposure on auditory hair cells med./bio.

Aim of study (acc. to author)

Endpoint

• cell cycle, DNA damage, stress response, and gene expression

Exposure

• • CDMA
  • mobile communications
  • mobile phone

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Methods Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology

• genotoxicity/mutation: DNA damage (comet assay)
• molecular biosynthesis: stress response: gene expression (Applied Biosystems 1700 full genome expression mouse microarray) and protein expression (heat shock proteins Hsp27, Hsp70, Hsp90, and phosphorylated forms of JNK mitogen-activated protein kinase, p38 MAP kinase, and extracellular signal-regulated MAP kinase; Western blot)
• cell viability/cell division/proliferation: cell cycle (propidium iodide stain; flow cytometry)

Main outcome of study (acc. to author)

Study funded by

• IT R&D program of MIC/IITA (Ministry of Information and Communication/Institute of Information Technology Assessment), Korea
• Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, Korea
• Program BK21 of Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, Korea

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