[Biological effects of mobile phone electromagnetic field on chick embryo (risk assessment using the mortality rate)].

PAPER pubmed Radiatsionnaia biologiia, radioecologiia 2003 Animal study Effect: harm Evidence: Very low

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Abstract

Chicken embryos were exposed to EMF from GSM mobile phone during the embryonic development (21 days). As a result the embryo mortality rate in the incubation period increased to 75% (versus 16% in control group).

AI evidence extraction

At a glance

Study type

Animal study

Effect direction

harm

Population

Chicken embryos (chick embryo)

Sample size

—

Exposure

RF mobile phone · during embryonic development (21 days)

Evidence strength

Very low

Confidence: 72% · Peer-reviewed: yes

Main findings

Chicken embryos exposed to EMF from a GSM mobile phone during 21 days of embryonic development had higher mortality during incubation (75%) compared with controls (16%).

Outcomes measured

Embryo mortality rate during incubation

Limitations

Sample size not reported in abstract.
Exposure metrics (e.g., frequency, SAR, power density) not reported in abstract.
Randomization/blinding and other design details not described in abstract.

View raw extracted JSON

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    "study_type": "animal",
    "exposure": {
        "band": "RF",
        "source": "mobile phone",
        "frequency_mhz": null,
        "sar_wkg": null,
        "duration": "during embryonic development (21 days)"
    },
    "population": "Chicken embryos (chick embryo)",
    "sample_size": null,
    "outcomes": [
        "Embryo mortality rate during incubation"
    ],
    "main_findings": "Chicken embryos exposed to EMF from a GSM mobile phone during 21 days of embryonic development had higher mortality during incubation (75%) compared with controls (16%).",
    "effect_direction": "harm",
    "limitations": [
        "Sample size not reported in abstract.",
        "Exposure metrics (e.g., frequency, SAR, power density) not reported in abstract.",
        "Randomization/blinding and other design details not described in abstract."
    ],
    "evidence_strength": "very_low",
    "confidence": 0.7199999999999999733546474089962430298328399658203125,
    "peer_reviewed_likely": "yes",
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        "chicken embryo",
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        "mortality",
        "incubation"
    ],
    "suggested_hubs": []
}

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