Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies reported in rats exposed whole-body to 900 MHz cell phone radiofrequency radiation
National Toxicology Program · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Toxicology Program · 2018 · NTP TR 595 · Guidance · Link only
NTP reported clear evidence of malignant schwannomas of the heart in male rats exposed for two years at whole-body levels of 1.5 to 6 W/kg, above the limit for localized human phone exposure, with equivocal findings for brain gliomas and no clear evidence in female rats or in the companion mouse study.
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NTP reported clear evidence of malignant schwannomas of the heart in male rats exposed for two years at whole-body levels of 1.5 to 6 W/kg, above the limit for localized human phone exposure, with equivocal findings for brain gliomas and no clear evidence in female rats or in the companion mouse study.
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