Effect of Mobile Phone Radiations on Size of Thyroid Follicles in Balb/C Mice

Abstract

The study was carried out in department of Anatomy, Army Medical College Rawalpindi in collaboration with National Institute of Health, Islamabad from November 2009 to November 2010. To study the effects of electromagnetic radiations on size of follicles in thyroid gland of Balb/C mice all the experiments were performed in laboratory based randomized controlled trials. Twenty adult Balb/C male mice were divided randomly into two study groups, comprising of 10 animals in each group. Group A was kept under experimental conditions without mobile phone exposure, group B exposed to radiations for 1 hour /day, for two months from mobile phone set. Thyroid glands were removed and sectioned after exposure period. Sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for microscopic examination. Results were analyzed statistically. Results showed the statistically significant difference in mean size of thyroid follicles in gland of experimental group. Thus it is concluded that exposure to EMFs causes decrease in size of follicles of thyroid gland of mice, indicating hyperactivity of gland.