CTX-006Replication and cohort context
Independent test limiting the certainty of the Salford finding
The reported finding
Original abstract: no albumin immunoreactivity in exposed groups; dark neurons rare and not significantly different between active and sham groups. The authors explicitly failed to confirm Salford's result.
Reading it carefully
Specific replication context required for faithful RF-020 interpretation. Does not test Salford's lowest 0.002-W/kg group, and differs in sex/age selection and staining. Not used as a general safety conclusion.
Inside the study
Exposure conditions
915 MHz TEM cells, one 2-h exposure; whole-body average SAR 0,0.02,0.2,2 W/kg; examination 14 and 50 days later.
Design & controls
64 male F344 rats aged 12 weeks; histology and immunohistochemistry; hematoxylin/eosin dark-neuron assessment. Full methodological audit incomplete.
Related research & shared cohorts
Independent National Institute of Public Health/Japanese collaborators; targeted RF-020 replication rather than related Lund follow-up.
The protection question raised
How do assay, animal and exposure differences affect the original pathology signal? Nonconfirmation limits certainty; neither small study alone can establish a harmful threshold or a general human safety conclusion.
Source verification
Original abstract through Scite/PubMed; Kyoto repository link identified but did not return readable PDF
Where to find the result
Original abstract; article pp.66-73 full-methods retrieval outstanding
Editorial notices
Scite metadata checked 20 Oct 2026; no editorial notice returned. Primary bibliographic records and targeted notices were checked where retrievable; no retraction or expression of concern located. This is not certification that no notice exists.
Funding
PubMed classifies non-US government support; specific grant not verified.
Conflicts of interest
Not reported in retrieved abstract.
Original publication
Masuda H, Ushiyama A, Takahashi M, Wang J, Fujiwara O, Hikage T, Nojima T, Fujita K, Kudo M, Ohkubo C. Effects of 915 MHz Electromagnetic-Field Radiation in TEM Cell on the Blood-Brain Barrier and Neurons in the Rat Brain. Radiation Research. 2009;172(1):66-73. doi:10.1667/rr1542.1.