Eur J Anat, 13 (2): 67-69 (2009)

Development disorders and increased mortality in chick embryos exposed to electromagnetic fields of 10?T and 30 Hz

Lopez-Soler M., Roda-Murillo O., Morenilla M.T.P., Pineyro M.G., Sanchez-Montesinos I., Roda Moreno J.A.

Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Neurosciences Institute, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

ABSTRACT Study of the body weight, third-toe length, transversal and anteroposterior cranial diameters, brain weight and mortality of embryos of Gallus domesticus at 15 and 21 days of incubation showed that their exposure to electromagnetic fields of 10 ?T intensity and 30 Hz frequency accelerated their development and produced an increase in mortality at the end of incubation.

Keywords: animal experiment, anthropometric parameters, article, chick embryo, chicken, developmental disorder, electromagnetic field, embryo, embryo development, mortality, nonhuman, radiation exposure