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Social behavioral testing and brain magnetic resonance imaging in chicks exposed to mobile phone radiation during development

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Zhou Z, Shan J, Zu J, Chen Z, Ma W, Li L, Xu J · 2016

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This 2016 review examined social behavioral testing and brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in chicks exposed to mobile phone radiation during development. The study synthesized existing research on developmental EMF exposure effects on behavior and brain structure in avian models.

Why This Matters

As a review article rather than primary research, this work synthesized existing literature on mobile phone radiation effects during critical developmental periods. Avian models like chicks are commonly used in developmental neurotoxicology research due to their well-characterized nervous system development.

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Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

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Zhou Z, Shan J, Zu J, Chen Z, Ma W, Li L, Xu J (2016). Social behavioral testing and brain magnetic resonance imaging in chicks exposed to mobile phone radiation during development.
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@article{zhou_z_shan_j_zu_j_chen_z_ma_w_li_l_xu_j_ce3925,
  author = {Zhou Z and Shan J and Zu J and Chen Z and Ma W and Li L and Xu J},
  title = {Social behavioral testing and brain magnetic resonance imaging in chicks exposed to mobile phone radiation during development},
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31679-8},
  
}
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31679-8

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