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
Tahir E et al. 2024 - - - - - 2.45 GHz, W-LAN/WiFi, microwaves
Husheer J et al. 2020 - - 50–400 Hz - - 50/60 Hz, electric current application
Şenol N et al. 2023 animal, rat/ Wistar albino - - - - 50/60 Hz, electric field, co-exposure, also other exposures without EMF
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
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
Vadeyar SH et al. 2000 human, whole body: embryo <i>in utero</i> - - - - MRI
Machata AM et al. 2009 human - - 0.3–3.9 W/kg - MRI
Poutamo J et al. 1998 human, whole body: embryo <i>in utero</i> - - 1.2–3.8 W/kg - MRI
Lo C et al. 2014 - - - - - MRI
Bryan YF et al. 2006 - - - - - MRI
Magin RL et al. 2000 animal, mouse/ICR:HD, whole body - 170 MHz 0.2 W/kg - MRI, co-exposure, also other exposures without EMF
Cawley P et al. 2016 - - - - - RF field, MRI
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
Abou-Ali G et al. 2002 - - 10 Hz–5 MHz - 20-30 min electric field
Hinsenkamp MG et al. 1982 - - - - - electric field
Skarja M et al. 2009 - - - - - electric field
Postner M et al. 1995 - - - - - electric field
Reiter RJ et al. 1988 animal, rat (embryo and young animal), whole body - 60 Hz - repeated daily exposure for 23 days, 19 hr/day. electric field, 50/60 Hz
Marino AA et al. 1980 animal, mouse/Ha/ICR, whole body - 60 Hz - from the pregnancy of the first generation until 119th day after birth of the third generation electric field, 50/60 Hz
McClanahan BJ et al. 1983 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley, whole body - 60 Hz - repeated daily exposure, 20 h/day for 30 days. electric field, 50/60 Hz
Shafey TM et al. 2006 animal, chicken embryos (eggs), whole body weight of the lymphoid organs and immune response in chickens 60 Hz - continuous for 18 days electric field, 50/60 Hz
Shafey TM et al. 2006 animal, chicken embryos (eggs), whole body - 20 Hz–100 kHz - not given in this article electric field, intermediate frequency, 50/60 Hz
Fitzsimmons RJ et al. 1986 - - 10 Hz - - electric field, low frequency
Lee Jr JM et al. 1995 animal, sheep/Suffolk, whole body - 60 Hz - - electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Rajkovic V et al. 2001 animal, rat/Mill Hill, whole body thyroid gland histology and thyroid hormone blood concentration in rats 50 Hz - continuous for 7 h/day, 5 days/week, for 3 months electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Lee Jr JM et al. 1993 animal, sheep/Suffolk (lambs), whole body - 60 Hz - 40 weeks. electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line
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
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
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
Baum SJ 1979 - - 5 Hz–1 MHz - repeated daily exposure, 8 h/day, for 45 days electric field, signals/pulses
Wiltschko W et al. 2007 animal, chicken - 0 Hz–1.566 MHz - - geomagnetic field, intermediate frequency, static magnetic field, co-exposure
Myklatun A et al. 2018 animal, zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) and medaka - 0–1 Hz - - geomagnetic field, magnetic field
Beltrán-Frutos E et al. 2021 - - 4 MHz - - intermediate frequency, therapeutic/medical device
Whissell PD et al. 2007 - - - - - magnetic field
St-Pierre LS et al. 2007 - - 500 mHz - from day 3 before birth until day 14 after birth magnetic field
St-Pierre LS et al. 2008 - - - - - magnetic field
Martin AH et al. 1995 animal, chicken embryos/White Leghorn, whole body - 60 Hz - continuous for 72 h magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Moses GC et al. 1993 animal, chicken embryos/White Leghorn (eggs), whole body - 60 Hz - continuous for 3 days magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Moses GC et al. 1992 animal, chicken embryos/White Leghorn (eggs), whole body - 60 Hz - continuous for 78-88 h 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
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
Otaka Y et al. 2002 animal, mouse/B6C3F1 (F1 generation from male C3H/HeJ and female C57BL/6J mice), whole body tumor incidence 50 Hz - (females) 2 and (males) 9 weeks magnetic field, 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
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
Vallejo D et al. 2003 animal, mouse/OF1, whole body - 50 Hz - continuous for 14 weeks magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
Singh S et al. 1999 animal, mouse/Swiss albino, whole body - 50 Hz - 8 h / day for 8 weeks magnetic field, 50/60 Hz
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
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
Kubinyi G et al. 1998 animal, mouse/CFLP (embryos and adults), whole body - 50 Hz - - 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