TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lerchl, Alexander
A1  - Krüger, Heike
A1  - Niehaus, Michael
A1  - Streckert, Joachim R.
A1  - Bitz, Andreas
A1  - Hansen, Volkert
T1  - Effects of mobile phone electromagnetic fields at nonthermal SAR values on melatonin and body weight of Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)
JF  - Journal of Pineal Research
Y1  - 2008
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00522.x
SN  - 1600-079X
VL  - 44
IS  - 3
SP  - 267
EP  - 272
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Franke, Helmut
A1  - Streckert, Joachim
A1  - Bitz, Andreas
A1  - Goeke, Johannes
A1  - Hansen, Volkert
A1  - Ringelstein, E. Bernd
A1  - Nattkämper, Heiner
A1  - Galle, Hans-Joachim
A1  - Stögbauer, Florian
T1  - Effects of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) electromagnetic fields on the blood-brain barrier in vitro
JF  - Radiation Research
Y1  - 2005
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1667/RR3424.1
SN  - 1938-5404
VL  - 164
IS  - 3
SP  - 258
EP  - 269
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Prochnow, Nora
A1  - Gebing, Tina
A1  - Ladage, Kerstin
A1  - Krause-Finkeldey, Dorothee
A1  - Ourdi, Abessamad El
A1  - Bitz, Andreas
A1  - Streckert, Joachim
A1  - Hansen, Volkert
A1  - Dermietzel, Rolf
T1  - Electromagnetic field effect or simply stress? Effects of UMTS exposure on hippocampal longterm plasticity in the context of procedure related hormone release
JF  - PLoS one
N2  - Harmful effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on cognitive and behavioural features of humans and rodents have been controversially discussed and raised persistent concern about adverse effects of EMF on general brain functions. In the present study we applied radio-frequency (RF) signals of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) to full brain exposed male Wistar rats in order to elaborate putative influences on stress hormone release (corticosteron; CORT and adrenocorticotropic hormone; ACTH) and on hippocampal derived synaptic long-term plasticity (LTP) and depression (LTD) as electrophysiological hallmarks for memory storage and memory consolidation. Exposure was computer controlled providing blind conditions. Nominal brain-averaged specific absorption rates (SAR) as a measure of applied mass-related dissipated RF power were 0, 2, and 10 W/kg over a period of 120 min. Comparison of cage exposed animals revealed, regardless of EMF exposure, significantly increased CORT and ACTH levels which corresponded with generally decreased field potential slopes and amplitudes in hippocampal LTP and LTD. Animals following SAR exposure of 2 W/kg (averaged over the whole brain of 2.3 g tissue mass) did not differ from the sham-exposed group in LTP and LTD experiments. In contrast, a significant reduction in LTP and LTD was observed at the high power rate of SAR (10 W/kg). The results demonstrate that a rate of 2 W/kg displays no adverse impact on LTP and LTD, while 10 W/kg leads to significant effects on the electrophysiological parameters, which can be clearly distinguished from the stress derived background. Our findings suggest that UMTS exposure with SAR in the range of 2 W/kg is not harmful to critical markers for memory storage and memory consolidation, however, an influence of UMTS at high energy absorption rates (10 W/kg) cannot be excluded.
Y1  - 2011
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019437
VL  - 6
IS  - 5
PB  - PLOS
CY  - San Francisco
ER  -