Comments on: Effects of Wi-Fi (2.45 GH z) Exposure on Apoptosis, Sperm Parameters and Testicular Histomorphometry in Rats: A Time Course Study
Journal Title: Cell Journal(Yakhteh) - Year 2016, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
We read with great interest an article by Shokri et al. entitled "Effects of Wi-Fi (2.45 GH z) exposure on apoptosis, sperm parameters and testicular histomorphometry in rats: a time course study" that is published in the latest issue of the Cell Journal (Vol.17, 2015: 322-331). In this article, Shokri et al. have presented their findings obtained in an experiment on an animal model. These researchers exposed rats to the 2.45 GHz radiation in a chamber with two Wi-Fi antennas on opposite walls of a box. The exposed animals in this study showed a decrease in sperm parameters. We have previously shown that exposure to electromagnetic fields generated by Wi-Fi routers or mobile phone jammers can adversely affect the sperm quality (1-3). The paper published by Shokri et al. is seriously flawed. The first major shortcoming of this paper is its exposure geometry.
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Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi
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