Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 41, Issue 1, 010301(2023)
Effects of 5G mobile phone radiation on sperm quality and sex hormone levels in mice
Fig. 1. Effects of continuous exposure to 4.9 GHz RFR for 21 days on the general health of mice: (a) body weight of mouse; (b) testis weight; (c) testis coefficient; data are expressed as Mean±SD, n=12
Fig. 2. Effects of continuous exposure to 4.9 GHz RFR for 21 days on the morphological structure of seminiferous tubules in testis tissue of mice: (a) HE staining results of testis tissue, n=3; (b) diameter of seminiferous tubules; (c) thickness of seminiferous epithelium
Fig. 3. Effects of continuous exposure to 4.9 GHz RFR for 21 days on epididymal morphology and sperm quality in a mice: (a) HE staining of epididymal tissue, n=3; (b) sperm count; (c) sperm abnormality rate
Fig. 4. Effects of continuous exposure to 4.9 GHz RFR for 21 days on serum sex hormones in adult male C57 mice: (a) testosterone content; (b) FSH content; (c) LH content; (d) GnRH content, *p<0.05 vs. Sham; **p<0.01 vs. Sham; data are presented as Mean±SD, n=11~12
Fig. 5. Effects of continuous exposure to 4.9 GHz RFR for 21 days on the secretory function of sertoli cells in mice: (a) GDNF concentration; (b) SCF concentration; data are presented as Mean±SD, n=6
Fig. 6. Effects of continuous exposure to 4.9 GHz RFR for 21 days on the secretion of related proteins from sertoli cells in mice: (a) representative results of Western blot; (b) relative expression of GDNF; (c) relative expression of SCF; data are presented as Mean±SD, n=3
Fig. 7. Effects of continuous exposure to 4.9 GHz RFR for 21 days on blood-testis barrier tight junction-related proteins in mice: (a) representative bargraphs of Western blot; (b) ZO-1 gray value; (c) occludin gray value; data are expressed as Mean±SD, n=3
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Yizhe XUE, Zhaowen ZHANG, Ling GUO, Panpan LAI, Jiajin LIN, Tongzhou QIN, Yuntao JING, Xing WANG, Guiqiang ZHOU, Guirong DING. Effects of 5G mobile phone radiation on sperm quality and sex hormone levels in mice[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2023, 41(1): 010301
Category: Research Articles
Received: Jun. 24, 2022
Accepted: Oct. 17, 2022
Published Online: Mar. 6, 2023
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