Acute effects of radiofrequency exposure to mobile phone upon human cutaneous microvascular tone

Nathalie Loos (1) , Valérie Brenet-Dufour (2) , Rania Ghosn (3) , Sophie Liabeuf (2) , Brahim Selmaoui (3) , Véronique Bach (1) , György Thuróczy (3) , René de Seze (3)

1 PERITOX - Périnatalité et Risques Toxiques - UMR INERIS_I 1
2 Centre de Recherche Clinique
3 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques

The study investigated in adults specific effects of radiofrequency field to mobile phone upon skin vasomotricity by laser Doppler flowmetry. The results showed larger BFc values under RF exposure than those under sham exposure, at equal value of skin temperature between the both exposures. These specific effects upon BFc due to the RF exposure were associated with higher neurogenic activity controlling the skin vascular tone, in comparison with sham exposure.

Keywords: SKIN MICROFLOW; VASCULAR TONE; RADIOFREQUENCY FIELD; NERVOUS SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY

Domains: Toxicology; Environmental Sciences

Nathalie Loos, Valérie Brenet-Dufour, Rania Ghosn, Sophie Liabeuf, Brahim Selmaoui, et al.. Acute effects of radiofrequency exposure to mobile phone upon human cutaneous microvascular tone. EUROEM 2012, Jul 2012, Toulouse, France. ⟨ineris-00971026⟩