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

Radio frequency 144 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
de Gannes FP et al. 2009 animal, rat/Wistar WI, whole body teratogenic effects, immunological processes 2,450 MHz 0.16 W/kg continuous for 7 hr/day, 5 days/week, for 30 days microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Grigoriev YG et al. 2010 animal, rat/Wistar WI, whole body teratogenic effects, immunological processes 2,450 MHz 0.16–9.9 W/kg continuous for 7 hr/day, 5 days/week for 30 days microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Kıran D et al. 2017 animal, rat/Wistar albino (<i>in utero</i> and young animals) - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, digital mobile phone, mobile phone
Ciftci ZZ et al. 2015 animal, rat/Wistar albino (<i>in utero</i> and young animals), partial body: head development and composition of teeth in young rats 2.45 GHz 9 mW/kg continuous for 2 h/day during gestation (21 days) and up to 21 after birth W-LAN/WiFi, 2.45 GHz
Ozorak A et al. 2013 animal, rat/Wistar albino (<i>in utero</i> and young animals), whole body oxidative stress (kidney and testis) and level of trace elements (kidney) 900 MHz 0.18–1.2 W/kg 60 min/day (5 days/week) during gestation and up to 6 weeks following delivery mobile phone, mobile communications, W-LAN/WiFi, 2.45 GHz
Sangun O et al. 2015 animal, rat/Wistar albino (<i>in utero</i> and young animals), whole body growth and development of young rats 2.45 GHz 0.143 W/kg continuous for 1 hour/day during gestation until birth and after weaning until puberty RF field, PW pulsed wave, W-LAN/WiFi, 2.45 GHz
Cetin H et al. 2014 animal, rat/Wistar albino (<i>in utero</i> and young animals), whole body oxidative stress and concentration of diverse chemical elements (see methods) in brain and liver of young rats 900 MHz 0.001–1.1 W/kg 1 hour per day, starting <i>in utero</i> until the age of 4, 5, or 6 weeks mobile phone, mobile communications
Seckin E et al. 2014 animal, rat/Wistar albino (<i>in utero</i> and young animals), whole body - 900 MHz - 1 h/day starting on the 12th day of pregnancy until 21 days after delivery mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Kilic A et al. 2023 animal, rat/Wistar albino (adults and young animal) - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone, GSM
Ulubay M et al. 2015 animal, rat/Wistar albino (embryo), whole body: <i>in utero</i> - 900 MHz 2 W/kg - mobile phone, mobile communications, co-exposure
Mathur R 2008 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body threshold of pain, nociceptive behavior 73.5 MHz 0.4 W/kg 2 h/day for 45 days RF field, AM amplitude modulation
Kayabasoglu G et al. 2011 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body effects on the auditory system (distortion product otoacoustic emissions) 900–1,800 MHz 0.851–0.934 W/kg continuous for 6 h/day on 30 days mobile phone, mobile communications
Sekeroglu V et al. 2012 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body DNA damage (chromosome aberration, micronucleus test), cytotoxicity 1,800 MHz 0.37–0.49 W/kg continuous for two hours/day for 45 days mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Atli Sekeroglu Z et al. 2013 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body DNA damage, cytotoxicity 900 MHz 0.37–0.76 W/kg continuous for 2 h/day for 45 days mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, RF field, CW continuous wave
Ferreira AR et al. 2006 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body chromosome damage 834 MHz 1.23 W/kg repeated daily exposure, 8.5 h/day, throughout pregnancy analog mobile phone, mobile communications
Aydin B et al. 2011 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body oxidative stress in organs of the immune system (spleen, thymus, bone marrow), polymorphonuclear leukocytes and plasma 900 MHz 0.28–0.78 W/kg continuous for 2h/day on 45 days mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Ait-Aissa S et al. 2012 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body screening of immune markers (antibodies) directed against 15 different antigens related to damage and/or pathological markers 2.45 GHz 0–9 W/kg continuous 2h/day, 5 days/week from day 6 to 21 of gestation (pregnant dam) and from day 1 to 35 (pups) postnatal W-LAN/WiFi
Pelletier A et al. 2013 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body food intake, sleep and thermoregulatory processes 900 MHz 0.1–0.3 mW/kg continuous for 23.5 h/day, 7 days/week for 5 weeks RF field, CW continuous wave
Spiers DE et al. 1987 animal, rat/albino (<i>Rattus norvegicus</i>), whole body thermoragulatory responses 2.45 GHz - 4h/day for 10 days microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Chalfin S et al. 2002 animal, rhesus monkey (<i>Macaca mulatta</i>), partial body: eye effects on eye/ocular examination 35 GHz - 1.5 s to 5 s millimeter waves, PW pulsed wave
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
Machata AM et al. 2009 human - - 0.3–3.9 W/kg - MRI
Choi SB et al. 2014 human - 1,950 MHz 1.57 W/kg - mobile phone, W-CDMA, mobile communications, personal
Shivashankara AR et al. 2015 human - - - - mobile phone, mobile communications
Bhargav H et al. 2017 human - 2,100 MHz - - mobile phone, UMTS, mobile communications
Bektas H et al. 2018 human - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Nasiar N et al. 2018 human - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone, mobile phone base station, residential
Saadia Z 2018 human - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Saadia Z et al. 2018 human - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Misek J et al. 2018 human, partial body - 1,788 MHz - - mobile communications, PW pulsed wave
Nam KC et al. 2006 human, partial body: head (left side) different physiological parameters (blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, skin resistance) 835 MHz 1.6 W/kg continuous for 30 min digital mobile phone, CDMA, mobile communications
Lindholm H et al. 2011 human, partial body: head (right ear) head temperature 902.4 MHz 0.66–4.3 W/kg continuous for 15 min digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Rezk AY et al. 2008 human, partial body: head of the mother fetal and neonatal heart rate and cardiac output 900 MHz - 10 min mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Kwon MS et al. 2010 human, partial body: left and right side of the head (temporal area) event-related potentials/mismatch negativity, auditory sensory memory of children 902 MHz 0.82–1.21 W/kg 6 min blocks, 3 blocks on one ear - then 3 blocks on the other ear; each three block sequence consisted of one block EMF off, 2 blocks EMF on mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Celik O et al. 2004 human, pregnant females, whole body fetal heart rate 800–1,800 MHz - continuous for 5 min mobile communications, mobile phone
Vadeyar SH et al. 2000 human, whole body: embryo <i>in utero</i> - - - - MRI
Poutamo J et al. 1998 human, whole body: embryo <i>in utero</i> - - 1.2–3.8 W/kg - MRI
Zhang Y et al. 2013 intact cell/cell culture, primary cortical neurons (of rat) - 2.45 GHz 6 W/kg - RF field, 2.45 GHz
Vargová B et al. 2021 invertebrate - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone, RF field
Shakina LA et al. 2018 invertebrate, <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> (eggs) - 0 Hz–36.94 GHz - - millimeter waves, static magnetic field
Hamnerius Y et al. 1979 invertebrate, <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>, whole body frequency of induced somatic mutations 2.45 GHz 100 W/kg continuous for 6 h microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Vilic M et al. 2017 invertebrate, honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>), whole body - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, AM amplitude modulation
Galal FH et al. 2022 invertebrate, mosquito (<i>Culex pipiens</i>) - 900–1,900 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, 4G, mobile phone
Nik Abdull Halim NMH et al. 2024 invertebrate, yellow fever mosquito (<i>Aedes aegypti</i>) (eggs) - 900 MHz–18 GHz - - mobile communications, 5G, millimeter waves, RF field