# WEB-025 — Testicular and DNA-damage findings in a related 10 GHz rat study

Why this matters
Tissue structure, hormones and DNA assays offer different views of reproductive effects. This record keeps those observations together and makes its connection to earlier work visible.

Id: WEB-025

Author: Kumar et al.

Full Authors: Sanjay Kumar; J Behari; Rashmi Sisodia

Year: 2013

Title: Influence of electromagnetic fields on reproductive system of male rats

Journal: International journal of radiation biology

Citation: Sanjay Kumar; J Behari; Rashmi Sisodia. Influence of electromagnetic fields on reproductive system of male rats. International journal of radiation biology. 2013. doi:10.3109/09553002.2013.741282.

Doi: 10.3109/09553002.2013.741282

Pmid: 23078358

Topic: Reproductive DNA integrity; Satellite-adjacent microwave research

Verification Group: Original abstract reviewed

Record Role: Original abstract reviewed

Featured: False

Exposure: 10 GHz; density 0.21 mW/cm²; SAR 0.014 W/kg; 2 h/day for 45 days.

Design: 70-day-old male Wistar rats; sham comparison; microscopy, micronucleus/comet assays and testosterone.

Finding: Seminiferous-tubule changes, apoptotic bodies, micronuclei and DNA strand-break findings accompanied reduced testosterone/testicular size.

Statistics: See reported finding and original tables; effect sizes not independently recalculated.

Boundary: Original abstract only; full methods and cohort provenance unresolved. Online 2012, issue 2013. Laboratory 10 GHz exposure is not direct evidence about satellite-network operation.

Related: JNU cluster with WEB-023 and WEB-024; similar protocols may involve overlapping experimental material.

Protection Question: Which exposure conditions and biological models reproduce this response, and what would establish its relevance to health?

Access: Original abstract and bibliographic metadata checked; full methods and dosimetry not audited.

Locator: Original abstract; methods verification incomplete

Notice: Linked notice fields in retrieved Europe PMC/PubMed records checked 21 October 2026; no correction or retraction surfaced there. Publisher-history and forward-citation screening are not exhaustive.

Funding: Not established from retrieved original abstract.

Conflicts: Not established from retrieved original abstract.

Source Url: https://doi.org/10.3109/09553002.2013.741282

Retrieval Links: https://doi.org/10.3109/09553002.2013.741282 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23078358/

Verification Date: 2026-10-21

Discovery Id: EML-SAT-003

Technology Tracks: satellite

Technology Connection: Microwave laboratory research at an adjacent or overlapping frequency; not a Starlink or satellite-system exposure.

Publication Type: Original journal research

Study Setting: Animals

Browse Categories: reproduction|cells