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Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, Volume 30 Issue 2 Page 135-138, February 2003
Effects of electromagnetic radiation from a cellular telephone on epidermal Merkel cells
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Effects of electromagnetic radiation from a cellular telephone on epidermal Merkel cells
M. Kemal Irmak11Department of Histology and Embryology,Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara; Departments of , Emin Oztas11Department of Histology and Embryology,Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara; Departments of , Murat Yagmurca22Histology and Embryology, and , Ersin Fadillioglu33Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya; and and Bilal Bakir44Department of Public Health, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey1Department of Histology and Embryology,Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara; Departments of 2Histology and Embryology, and 3Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya; and 4Department of Public Health, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
The number of reports on the effects induced by electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from cellular telephones in various cellular systems is still increasing. Until now, no satisfactory mechanism has been proposed to explain the biological effects of this radiation except a role suggested for mast cells. Merkel cells may also play a role in the mechanisms of biological effects of EMR. This study was undertaken to investigate the influence of EMR from a cellular telephone (900 MHz) on Merkel cells in rats. A group of rats was exposed to a cellular telephone in speech position for 30 min. Another group of rats was sham-exposed under the same environmental conditions for 30 min. Exposure led to significantly higher exocytotic activity in Merkel cells compared with the sham exposure group. This finding may indicate the possible role of Merkel cells in the pathophysiology of the effects of EMR.
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