In utero exposure of young rats to WiFi radiofrequency fields: influence on the immune system and brain stress markers (ELEYAR project)
Résumé
The sensitivity of children to radiofrequency fields has raised concerns. Investigations on the effects of in utero WiFi exposure of rats (0.08, 0.4, and 4 W/kg SAR) were performed, using a reverberation chamber, on the immature immune and central nervous systems. Rats were tested at 5 weeks of age. There was no effect of in utero exposure on the immune system (assay of circulating antibodies directed against specific antigens) and central nervous systems (apoptosis). Complementary results at the brain level (HSP70/25, GFAP, and 3-nitrotyrosine) will be presented at the meeting.