ADOLESCENTS ARE MORE SENSITIVE THAN ADULTS TO THE EFFECTS OF RADIO FREQUENCY WAVES: A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY IN MICERawaa S. Al-Mayyahi and Wa’il A. Godaymi Al-TumahAbstract Increasing use of technological devices such as mobile phones and radar equipment has raised concerns about the possible harmful effects caused by exposure to radio frequency waves emitted from these devices. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of radio frequency exposure on brain histopathology of male mice in two different age groups. A total of 18 healthy male albino mice were used in this study. They were classified into three groups: Control group (unexposed group) and experimental groups include adolescent group (postnatal day 21) and adult group (postnatal day 60) which were exposed to 10 GHz frequency with 60 mW power for 2 h per day for 4 weeks. Histologic findings show that exposure of male mice to radio frequency waves caused severe histopathological alterations in the brain leading to brain necrosis. Severity of histopathological alterations was associated with the age of mice as the alterations were more prominent in adolescent group compare with adult group. However, further molecular and cellular studies are needed to clarify the exact mechanism of radio frequency wave exposure on the brain. |