Study overviews

Experimental studies on the effects of young animals include studies with young animals prenatally or postnatally (before or after hatching) exposed to electromagnetic fields.

Young animals in this spirit means animals of the whole animal kingdom (but in this context mainly mammals and birds), exposed and investigated before their adulthood.

The graphics also include some experimental studies with children.

Experimental studies on the effects of low and radio frequency on young animals

842 studies in total
  1. Teratogenicity, embryogenesis
    308 studies
  2. Other
    297 studies
  3. Central nervous system
    115 studies
  4. Behavior and cognitive processes
    52 studies
  5. Fertility
    45 studies
  6. Growth
    15 studies
  7. Endocrinologic processes
    10 studies

Other

297 studies in total
  1. Radio frequency
    144 studies
  2. Low frequency
    110 studies
  3. DC and static fields
    55 studies

Low frequency 110 studies in total

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Authors Year Exposed system Endpoints Frequency range SAR Exposure duration Parameters
Authors Year Exposed system Endpoints Frequency range SAR Exposure duration Parameters
Mohammadi B et al. 2021 animal, rat/Wistar - 50 Hz–900 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone, 50/60 Hz, magnetic field
Ozturk H et al. 2022 animal, rat/Sprague Dawley - - - - magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz
Li Y et al. 2022 invertebrate, honeybee (<i>Apis cerana</i>) - - - - magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Shakina LA et al. 2018 invertebrate, <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> (eggs) - 0 Hz–36.94 GHz - - millimeter waves, static magnetic field
Bryan YF et al. 2006 - - - - - MRI
Şenol N et al. 2023 animal, rat/ Wistar albino - - - - 50/60 Hz, electric field, co-exposure, also other exposures without EMF
Guo Y et al. 2023 animal, zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) - - - - magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Nassisi V et al. 2023 animal, zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) larvae - 0 Hz–900 MHz - - UHF fields, RF field, static magnetic field, low frequency, intermediate frequency
Tahir E et al. 2024 - - - - - 2.45 GHz, W-LAN/WiFi, microwaves
Krzystolik J et al. 2024 - - - - - power transmission line, electrical substation, magnetic field
Luo Q et al. 2006 ICR mouse embryo cultures DNA damage (double-strand breaks) 50 Hz - 24 h 50/60 Hz, magnetic field, low frequency, co-exposure
Udroiu I et al. 2015 animal, mouse/CD-1 Swiss (adults, fetuses and young animals), whole body DNA damage, teratogenicity 50 Hz - continuous form day 11.5 post conception to day 21 after birth (weaning) (30 days in total) magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, co-exposure
Rageh MM et al. 2012 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body DNA strand breaks in brain cells; chromosome damage in bone marrow cells, cytotoxicity in brain and bone marrow cells; oxidative stress 50 Hz - continuous for 24 h/day on 30 days magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz
Taormina B et al. 2019 invertebrate, European lobster (<i>Homarus gammarus</i>), whole body avoidance/attraction test and a test for exploratory and shelter seeking behavior - - 1 week (unclear whether animals were also exposed during test) (test for exploratory and shelter seeking behavior) and 45 minutes (avoidance/attraction test) magnetic field, static magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, DC, underground cable
Vallejo D et al. 2019 animal, mouse/OF1 blood coagulation 50 Hz - from gestation to 31-35 weeks of age magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Costantini D et al. 2007 animal, Eurasian kestrel (<i>Falco tinnunculus</i>), whole body body condition; oxidative stress in the serum 50 Hz - breeding season of 2002 or 2003 magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line
Bastide M et al. 2001 animal, chicken embryos (eggs) and chicks, mouse/C57BL/6 j RJ, whole body cancer in mice, hormone levels in chicken and mice, antibody levels in chicken, mortality in chicken embryos 900 MHz - continuous for up to 15 weeks mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz, PC/TV monitor, shielding/field deprivation
Udroiu I et al. 2006 animal, mouse/CD-1 Swiss, whole body clastogenic and aneugenic effects 50 Hz - 24 h/day for 21 days magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz
Rajkovic V et al. 2010 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body degranulation of cutaneous mast cells (as a marker of mast cell reaction) 50 Hz - continuous for 4 hr/day for 30 days (postnatal days 23 to 53) electric field, magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line
Dimitrijevic D et al. 2014 invertebrate, <i>Drosophila subobscura</i> (larvae and just eclosed adults) development and viability of larvae, locomotor activity in larvae andult flies 50 Hz - continuous for 48 hours magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Campos-Sanchez E et al. 2019 animal, mouse/Sca1‐ETV6‐RUNX1 (model organism for childhood leukemia), whole body development of childhood leukemia in mouse model 50 Hz - 10min/5min on/off cycle for 20 hours/day from conception until 3 months of age magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Shen YH et al. 1997 animal, mouse/Swiss Webster, whole body development of lymphoma and leukemia 50 Hz - 3 h/day, 6 days/week for 16 weeks magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, co-exposure
Gunes S et al. 2020 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body diaphragm ultrastructure, electrophysiological and biochemical changes in diaphragm and blood 50 Hz - 4 hours/day for 7 months magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Lupi D et al. 2021 invertebrate, honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>), whole body disease appearance, mortality, and biochemical alterations in honey bees, behavioral alterations in honey bees 50 Hz - continuously power transmission line, 50/60 Hz, electric field, magnetic field
Woodbine L et al. 2015 animal, mouse/C57BL/6 (embryo), whole body double-strand breaks in the embryonic mouse brain 50 Hz - continuous for 3 hours prior to and up to 9 hours after X-radiation magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, co-exposure
Zhou J et al. 2019 intact cell/cell culture, rat calvarial osteoblasts, rat/Sprague Dawley, animal, whole body effects on bone, osteoblasts and underlying signal pathways 50 Hz - <i>in vivo</i>: 90 min/day for 2 months, <i>in vitro</i>: 90 min magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Sun Y et al. 2018 invertebrate, nematode (<i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>)/wild type (strain N2), whole body effects on invertebrates: tricarboxylic acid cycle, oxidative stress - - circa 48 hours (from egg to the fourth larval stage) magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Rajkovic V et al. 2005 animal, rat/Mill Hill, whole body effects on thyroid gland mast cells 50 Hz - 7 h/day, 5 days/week for 3 months starting 24 h after birth electric field, magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz
Leitgeb N et al. 2005 human, partial body: lateral side of the forearm electric current perception 50 Hz - until first perception of the current touch current, electric current application, 50/60 Hz
Leitgeb N et al. 2006 human, partial body: lateral side of the forearm electric current perception 50 Hz - until first perception of current; repeated 6 times with a 3 min break between the tests touch current, electric current application, 50/60 Hz
Beraldi R et al. 2003 animal, mouse/CD-1 (embryo), whole body embryo survival 50 Hz - continuous for 5 days magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Yao K et al. 2007 animal, mouse/BALB/c, whole body embryonic eye lens development 50 Hz - 3 h/day for 18 days (from day 0 to 18 of gestation) magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Kabacik S et al. 2013 animal, mouse/C57BL/6, whole body gene expression 50 Hz - continuous for 2 hours magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Miyakawa T et al. 2001 invertebrate, <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>/PC72 (transgenic, with reporter gene construct encoding beta-galactosidase under control of <i>hsp16</i> heat shock promotor) gene expression (of the heat shock protein-16 gene, HSP16) 60 Hz - up to 120 min magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Stankevičiūtė M et al. 2019 invertebrate, animal, rainbow trout eggs/larvae (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>), Baltic clam (<i>Limecola balthica</i>) and common ragworm (<i>Hediste diversicolor</i>), whole body genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in larval rainbow trout, Baltic clam and common ragworm 50 Hz - 12 days (invertebrates) or 40 days (fish larvae) magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Dell'Omo G et al. 2009 animal, kestrel/Eurasian (<i>Falco tinnunculus</i>), whole body growth, melatonin secretion, leukocyte count and fledging success (of kestrels) 50–60 Hz - breeding season of the year 2000 electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line
Kim SK et al. 2013 human, partial body: head heart rate, respiratory rate, subjective symptoms, magnetic field perception 60 Hz - continuous for 32 min magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Khoshroo MM et al. 2018 animal, carp fingerling (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i>), whole body immune and stress parameters 50 Hz - 2 hours magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Fey DP et al. 2020 animal, rainbow trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>) (eggs and larvae), whole body inner ear organ asymmetry 0 Hz - up to 36 days 50/60 Hz, magnetic field, static magnetic field, DC
Vallejo D et al. 2001 animal, mouse/OF1, whole body leukemia 50 Hz - continuous during pregnancy and for 14-15 or 50-52 weeks after birth magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Todorović D et al. 2020 invertebrate, nymphs of orange-spotted cockroach (<i>Blaptica dubia</i>) locomotor activity, body fat composition 50 Hz - 5 months static magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, magnetic field
Negishi T et al. 2008 animal, mouse/CD-1, whole body malignant lymphoma and lymphatic leukemia 50 Hz - 22 h/day, 7 days/week for 30 weeks magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Soffritti M et al. 2010 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley, whole body mammary cancer 50 Hz - continuous for 19 h/day from day 12 of fetal life (pregnancy) until spontaneous death of offspring magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, co-exposure
Kolbabova T et al. 2015 animal, cow (calve)/Holstein and Czech Red Pied cattle, whole body melatonin level in saliva 50 Hz - continuous (?) for 35 days magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Bellieni CV et al. 2012 human, whole body melatonin production 50 Hz - - magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, therapeutic/medical device
Miyakoshi Y et al. 2012 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley, whole body micronuclei formation in astrocytes 50 Hz - continuous for 72 h magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, co-exposure
Ince B et al. 2012 animal, rat/Wistar albino mineral content in rat teeth (calcium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus) 50 Hz - continuous 4 h/day during 45 days magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, co-exposure, also other exposures without EMF
Abramsson-Zetterberg L et al. 2001 animal, mouse/CBA/Ca, whole body number of micronuclei 50 Hz - 18 days (exposed or sham exposed) magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Soffritti M et al. 2016 animal, rat/Sprague Dawley, whole body occurrence of tumors in rats 50 Hz - continuous for 19 hours/day from the 12<sup>th</sup> day of pregnancy until death magnetic field, co-exposure
Leitgeb N et al. 2007 human, partial body: forearms perception threshold 50 Hz - current linearly increased until perception of current touch current, electric current application, 50/60 Hz