Medical/biological study (experimental study)

Effects of mobile phone radiofrequency on the structure and function of the normal human hemoglobin med./bio.

By: Mousavy SJ, Riazi GH, Kamarei M, Aliakbarian H, Sattarahmady N, Sharifizadeh A, Safarian S, Ahmad F, Moosavi-Movahedi AA

Published in: Int J Biol Macromol 2009; 44 (3): 278-285

To study the effect of mobile phone radiofrequency (910 MHz and 940 MHz) on the structure and function of hemoglobin, because of the importance of hemoglobin as a sole oxygen transporter in blood.

Exposure	Parameters
Exposure 1: 910–940 MHz Exposure duration: continuous for 1 h or 2 h	electric field strength: 77 V/m power density: 15.7 W/m²

Exposure source	spiral antenna
Setup	antenna inside a temperature controlled incubator
Sham exposure	A sham exposure was conducted.

Measurand	Value	Type	Method	Mass	Remarks
electric field strength	77 V/m	-	calculated	-	-
power density	15.7 W/m²	-	calculated	-	-

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