Derangement of chick embryo retinal differentiation caused by radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.
Zareen N, Khan MY, Ali Minhas L · 2009
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation disrupted normal eye development in chicken embryos, suggesting EMF exposure during critical developmental periods may interfere with proper organ formation.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed developing chicken embryos to 1800 MHz radiofrequency radiation from a mobile phone during critical stages of eye development. They found that the radiation disrupted normal retinal development, causing both growth abnormalities and changes in pigmentation patterns depending on when during development the exposure occurred. This suggests that EMF radiation can interfere with the precise developmental processes needed for proper eye formation.
Why This Matters
This study adds to growing evidence that radiofrequency radiation can disrupt biological development at the cellular level. The 1800 MHz frequency used here is identical to what GSM mobile phones emit, making these findings directly relevant to human exposure concerns. What makes this research particularly significant is that it demonstrates EMF effects during critical developmental windows - periods when organisms are most vulnerable to environmental disruptions. The fact that different exposure durations produced opposite effects (growth retardation versus enhancement) suggests complex biological responses that we're only beginning to understand. While this study used chicken embryos, the basic cellular processes of development are remarkably similar across species, raising important questions about potential impacts on human fetal development during pregnancy.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 1800 MHz
Study Details
The present study was designed to observe the histomorphological effects of EMF emitted by a mobile phone on the retinae of developing chicken embryos.
Fertilized chicken eggs were exposed to a ringing mobile set on silent tone placed in the incubator ...
Contrasting effects of EMF on the retinal histomorphology were noticed, depending on the duration of...
We conclude that EMF emitted by a mobile phone cause derangement of chicken embryo retinal differentiation
Show BibTeX
@article{n_2009_derangement_of_chick_embryo_1549,
author = {Zareen N and Khan MY and Ali Minhas L},
title = {Derangement of chick embryo retinal differentiation caused by radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.},
year = {2009},
doi = {10.1111/j.1741-4520.2008.00214.x},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1741-4520.2008.00214.x},
}