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Detrimental effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phone on embryo morphokinetics and blastocyst viability in mice

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Authors not listed · 2024

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Cell phone electromagnetic radiation delayed embryo cleavage, increased abnormal cleavage patterns, and reduced blastocyst cell survival in mice.

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Researchers exposed mouse zygotes to cell phone electromagnetic radiation at 900-1800 MHz for 30 minutes on day 1. Exposed embryos showed slower cleavage divisions, more abnormal cleavage patterns, and delayed blastocyst formation. Cell survival in blastocysts was lower in the exposed group.

Why This Matters

Female mice were superovulated with hormone injections. Control zygotes were cultured for four days. Embryos were monitored in a time-lapse system and blastocyst viability was measured with Hoechst and propidium iodide staining.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 900-1800 MHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 900-1800 MHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

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Unknown (2024). Detrimental effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phone on embryo morphokinetics and blastocyst viability in mice.
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@article{detrimental_effects_of_electromagnetic_radiation_emitted_from_cell_phone_on_embryo_morphokinetics_and_blastocyst_viability_in_mice_ce3855,
  author = {Unknown},
  title = {Detrimental effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phone on embryo morphokinetics and blastocyst viability in mice},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1017/S0967199424000042},
  
}
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199424000042PubMed: 38384250

Quick Questions About This Study

The experimental zygotes were exposed to a cell phone emitting electromagnetic radiation at 900-1800 MHz for 30 minutes on day 1.
Cleavage division time points t2, t8, t10, and t12 were significantly increased in the exposed group compared with controls.
Rates of fragmentation, reverse cleavage, vacuole formation, and embryo arrest were significantly higher in the exposed group.
The cell survival rate in blastocysts from the exposed group was lower than in the control group.
They concluded that exposure to electromagnetic radiation has detrimental consequences for preimplantation embryo development in mice.