(a).
Reference | Radiation | SAR | Exposure time | Model | Temperature | Effect |
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[157] | RF 900 MHz | 0.090 W/kg | Long-term exposure | Mice | — | Mitochondrial DNA damage |
[158] | RF 900 MHz | 2–5.7 W/kg | Short-term exposure | Human spermatozoa | Constant | No effect on mitochondria |
[67] | RF 850 MHz | 1.46 W/kg | Short-term exposure | Human semen | Room temperature | Loss in sperm motility and viability Increased ROS production |
[133] | RF 1.8 GHz | 0.4–27.5 W/kg | Short-term exposure | Human spermatozoa | Constant | Mitochondrial ROS generation Alterations of electron potential of mitochondrial membrane, Oxidative DNA damage |
[124] | RF 900–1800 MHz | — | Long-term exposure | Rat | Constant | Lower sperm motility Decreased GSH levels Oxidative damage |
[140] | RF 900 MHz | 0.9 W/kg | Long-term exposure | Rat | — | Decreased antioxidant enzyme activity Increased ROS production Lipid peroxidation Increased apoptosis |
[144] | MW 10 GHz | 0.014 W/kg | Long-term exposure | Rat | — | Spermatozoa cell cycle arrest ROS production |
[145] | RF 900–1800–1900 MHz | 0.9 W/kg | Long-term exposure | Rat | — | Decreased antioxidant defences Lipid peroxidation |
[122] | RF 900 MHz | — | Long-term exposure | Rat | — | Decreased sperm count Decreased antioxidant defences Lipid peroxidation |
[141] | RF 900 MHz | 0.66 W/kg | Long-term exposure | Rat | — | Decreased sperm viability Increased ROS production Increased apoptosis |
[156] | RF 1800–1900 MHz | — | Long-term exposure | Human | — | Mitochondrial damage |
[154] | RF 900 MHz pulsed | 0.0516–0.0054 W/kg | Long-term exposure | Mice | — | Alterations of electron potential of mitochondrial membrane DNA damage |
[146] | RF 902.4 MHz | 0.00516–0.0054 W/kg | Long-term exposure | Mice | — | Decreased antioxidant defences Lipid peroxidation DNA damage Decreased sperm count |
[142] | RF 900 MHz | 0.0067 W/kg | Long-term exposure | Rat | Constant | Imbalance in total antioxidant capacity Lipid peroxidation |
[155] | RF 1800 MHz | 0.15 W/kg | Short-term exposure | Mouse germ cells | — | Increased ROS production DNA fragmentation Oxidative DNA damage |
[143] | RF 1800 MHz | 4 W/kg | Short-term exposure | Mouse germ cells | — | Oxidative DNA damage Increased autophagy |