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

Teratogenicity, embryogenesis

308 studies in total
  1. Low frequency
    156 studies
  2. Radio frequency
    134 studies
  3. DC and static fields
    38 studies
  4. Other
    2 studies

Radio frequency 134 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
Klug S et al. 1997 rat embryo culture teratogenicity 150 MHz 0.2–5 W/kg continuous for 36 h digital mobile phone, mobile communications, RF field
Poulletier de Gannes F et al. 2012 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body teratogenic effects (prenatal and postnatal development) 2,450 MHz 0.08–4 W/kg 2 h/day, 6 days/week for 18 days digital mobile phone, mobile communications, W-LAN/WiFi
Jensh RP 1984 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body postnatal psychophysiologic growth and development 6 GHz - continuous for 21 days during Gestation low level microwaves
Schmidt RE et al. 1984 - - 2.45 GHz 400 µW/g continuous, from day 2-day18 of gestation low level microwaves
Lary JM et al. 1983 - - 100 MHz 0.4 W/kg 6 h 40 min /day - on gestation days 6 - 11 (total 40h) low level microwaves, CW continuous wave
Cobb BL et al. 2000 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley, whole body teratogenicity/ontogeny 0.1–1 GHz 45 mW/kg repeated daily exposure for 2 min, see add. information microwave pulses, UWB
Jensh RP et al. 1983 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body teratogenicity 2.45 GHz 3.6–5.2 W/kg 6 h/day during the whole pregnancy microwaves
Jensh RP 1984 animal, rat/Wistar albino teratogenicity 6 GHz 7.28 W/kg continuous through pregnancy (21 days) microwaves
Sahingöz Yildirim AG et al. 2022 - - 10.715 GHz - - microwaves
Inouye M et al. 1982 - - 2.45 GHz 1.3 W/kg 3 h on day 2 or day 3 of gestation microwaves, 2.45 GHz
Inouye M et al. 1983 - - 2.45 GHz 1.76 W/kg 3 h/day through 4-21 days of gestation microwaves, 2.45 GHz
Jensh RP et al. 1983 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body postnatal growth and psychophysiologic development/teratogenicity 2.45 GHz - continuous, 6 h/day through gestation microwaves, 2.45 GHz
Berman E et al. 1984 - - 2.45 GHz 16.5 mW/g 100 min./day microwaves, 2.45 GHz
McRee DI et al. 1975 - - 2.45 GHz 14 nW/g 4h/day during the first 5 days of incubation microwaves, 2.45 GHz
Hamrick PE et al. 1975 - - 2.45 GHz - continuous, 24 h microwaves, 2.45 GHz
Clarke RL et al. 1983 - - 2.45 GHz 80 W/kg 300 s microwaves, 2.45 GHz
Michaelson SM et al. 1976 - - 2.45 GHz - 1 h microwaves, 2.45 GHz
Andrašková S et al. 2022 - - - - - microwaves, 2.45 GHz
Galvin MJ et al. 1980 - - 2.45 GHz 4.03–16.02 mW/g continuous microwaves, CW continuous wave
Jensh RP et al. 1982 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body growth and development of the rat fetus/teratogenicity 915 MHz 3.57 W/kg 6 h/day from day 1 to day 21 of gestation microwaves, CW continuous wave
Chazan B et al. 1983 animal, mouse/Swiss, whole body embryonal, fetal, and postnatal development 2.45 GHz 4–18 mW/g 2 h/day for 4 days microwaves, CW continuous wave
Berman E et al. 1978 animal, mouse/CD-1, whole body fetus abnormalities 2.45 GHz 4.05 mW/g continuous for 100 min/day for up to 17 days microwaves, CW continuous wave
Berman E et al. 1981 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley CD, whole body fetus abnormalities 2.45 GHz 4.2 mW/g 100 min/day for 6th to 15th day of gestation microwaves, CW continuous wave
Berman E et al. 1984 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley CD, whole body fetus abnormalities 2.45 GHz 6 mW/g intermittent; 100 min /day, day 6-15 of gestation microwaves, CW continuous wave
Jensh RP et al. 1982 animal, rat/Wistar albino, whole body neurological and neurobehavioral development/teratogenicity 915 MHz - repeated daily exposure, 6 h/day from day 1 to 21 of gestation microwaves, CW continuous wave
Inouye M et al. 1982 animal, fertilized eggs of Japanese quail (<i>Coturnix coturnix japonica</i>), whole body cerebellum development 2.45 GHz - continuous from day 1 through day 12 of incubation microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Nawrot PS et al. 1981 animal, mouse/CD-1, whole body embryo and fetus development 2.45 GHz 3.9–40.2 mW/g continuous 4h microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Nawrot PS et al. 1985 - - 2.45 GHz 40.2 W/kg 8 h/day through 1-6 or 6-15 days of gestation microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Spiers DE et al. 1991 - - 2.45 GHz 3.3–15.2 W/kg 8 h/day for 1 to 15 days microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Berman E et al. 1982 animal, mouse/CD-1, whole body fetus abnormalities 2.45 GHz 16.5 mW/g 100 min/day from 6th-17th day of gestation microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Byman D et al. 1985 - - 2.45 GHz - 2 x 30 min/day for 17 days microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Clark MW et al. 1987 - - 2.45 GHz 4 nW/g first 12 days of embryogeny (incubation) microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Gildersleeve RP et al. 1986 - - 2.45 GHz 4 nW/g first 12 days of embryogeny microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
McRee DI et al. 1977 - - 2.45 GHz 4.03 nW/g first 12 days of development microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Galvin MJ et al. 1983 - - 2.45 GHz 103.4 µW/g 3h/day from day 4- day 20 of pregnancy microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Berman E et al. 1982 - - 2.45 GHz 6–9 mW/g 100 min./day from 6th till 14th day of gestation microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Chernovetz ME et al. 1975 - - 2.45 GHz 38 W/kg 10 min on the 11th, 12th, 13th or 14th day of gestation microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Marcickiewicz J et al. 1986 - - 2.45 GHz 4–16 W/kg 2 h/day on days 1-18 of gestation. microwaves, CW continuous wave, 2.45 GHz
Lindauer GA et al. 1974 - - 9 GHz - continuous for 2 h microwaves, CW continuous wave, PW pulsed wave
Schwartz JL et al. 1985 - - 2.695 GHz 23 mW/g repeated daily exposure of 12 hrs/day for 20 days microwaves, PW pulsed wave
Pyle SD et al. 1975 - - 2.7 GHz - - microwaves, PW pulsed wave
Roux C et al. 1986 - - 434 MHz - 15 min. microwaves, co-exposure
Dietzel F et al. 1972 animal, partial body: abdomen intrauterine development (teratogenic effects and mortality) 27.12 MHz - continuous for approx. 10 min. (rectal temperatures of 42°C) at different days of early pregnancy microwaves, microw. oven/heating device, therapeutic/medical device
Torres-Ruiz M et al. 2024 animal, zebrafish embryos (<i>Danio rerio</i>) - 700–3,500 MHz - - mobile communications, 5G
Bodin R et al. 2023 animal, rat/Sprague Dawley (pregnant) - 3,500 MHz - - mobile communications, 5G, RF field, CW continuous wave
Shirai T et al. 2017 - - 800 MHz–5.2 GHz - - mobile communications, CDMA, RF field, W-LAN/WiFi, co-exposure
Pawlak K et al. 2018 animal, chicken embryos (eggs) - 1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM
Salameh M et al. 2023 - - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM
Alimohammadi I et al. 2018 animal, mouse/NMRI (pregnant females) - 915 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, RF field, co-exposure
Woelders H et al. 2017 animal, chicken/Leghorn (eggs), whole body embryonic development 1.8 GHz 0.38–0.45 mW/kg 22 days mobile communications, GSM, UMTS, TDMA, FDMA, RF field, DECT, W-LAN/WiFi