RF-044Original abstract verified
Prenatal 3.5 GHz exposure and delayed testicular endpoints: retrieval lead
The reported finding
Primary abstract reports altered testicular tubule/epithelium morphology, Johnsen score, sperm morphology, γH2AX, Beclin 1 and TUNEL at 12 months.
Reading it carefully
Abstract verified only. Dose, blinding, litter nesting and thermal controls unverified. Numerical significance cannot resolve those limits; no central causal use.
Inside the study
Exposure conditions
3.5 GHz,2 h/day during full or late gestation; male offspring studied at 12 months. Dosimetry and waveform details absent from retrieved abstract.
Design & controls
Pregnant Wistar Hannover rats in sham, full-gestation and late-gestation groups; animal/litter counts and full methods not retrieved.
Statistics
Abstract states Holm-Bonferroni correction; full-gestation Johnsen score adjusted P=.022 and sperm morphology P=.036. Extremely small tissue-marker P values need experimental-unit audit.
Related research & shared cohorts
Related prenatal research: WEB-051. Shared authors and exposure approach; cohort independence is unverified.
The protection question raised
Could prenatal exposure affect reproductive development much later in life? The delayed endpoints are worth examining, but unverified dose, thermal controls and litter structure prevent a central causal inference.
Source verification
Original publisher abstract, conflict statement and Crossref metadata reviewed. Retrieval lead.
Where to find the result
Abstract and conflict declaration.
Editorial notices
No editorial notice surfaced in the Scite/primary-record checks used for this record; this is not a comprehensive clean-bill certification.
Funding
Not established from retrieved material.
Conflicts of interest
Authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Original publication
Elif Gelenli Dolanbay; Tugay Mert; Gozde Caliskan Bender; Hava Bektas; Unal Uslu; Claudio Enrique Fernandez-Rodriguez; Suleyman Dasdag. Male Reproductive and Cellular Damage After Prenatal 3.5 GHz Radiation Exposure: One-Year Postnatal Effects. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2025;1554(1):140-152. doi:10.1111/nyas.70116.