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RF-027Original abstract verified

Lund time-course follow-up

Eberhardt et al. · 2008 · Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

The reported finding

Original abstract: after 14 days, albumin extravasation and neuronal albumin uptake increased (Kruskal-Wallis p=0.02 and 0.002); those findings were not increased after 28 days. Dark neurons increased at 28 days (p=0.02); neuronal albumin uptake correlated with damaged neurons at 28 days (Spearman r=0.41, p<0.01).

Reading it carefully

Original abstract verified; full methods/results not obtained. These are global/time-course findings, not proof that every exposure group differed from sham. Same programme as RF-020; not independent corroboration.

Inside the study

Exposure conditions
Real programmable 900-MHz GSM phone, TEM cells; 2 h; average whole-body SAR 0.12, 1.2, 12 or 120 mW/kg.
Design & controls
96 non-anesthetized rats exposed or sham-exposed, examined 14 or 28 days later. Exact allocation, masking and dose-specific estimates require full paper.
Related research & shared cohorts
Distinct experiment within Lund programme. Do not combine with 48 rats at 7 days (RF-028).
The protection question raised
Could the timing of tissue examination explain different barrier and neuronal findings? The abstract supports a time-course question, but dose-specific results and full methods remain unverified.
Source verification
Scite original abstract and Lund institutional record
Where to find the result
Original abstract; original pages 215-229 not fully audited
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
Not established from retrieved original abstract.
Conflicts of interest
Not established from retrieved original abstract.

Original publication

Eberhardt JL, Persson BRR, Brun AE, Salford LG, Malmgren LOG. Blood-brain barrier permeability and nerve cell damage in rat brain 14 and 28 days after exposure to microwaves from GSM mobile phones. Electromagn Biol Med. 2008;27(3):215-229. doi:10.1080/15368370802344037.

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