ID Number		696
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		428 MHz (CW) exposure of chick eggs and analysis of hatching and development
Details		Leghorn chick eggs were exposed to 428 MHz (CW) RF at SARs of 0.03 to 0.5 W/kg for the first 48 hr of incubation. Exposure resulted in a 62% lethality of chicks (compared with 16% of controls) mainly due to inability to hatch as well as delayed development for 6 to 16 hr that histology suggested might be due to cytotoxicity. While exposed chicks did not have skeletal, anatomical or histological abnormalities, many were unable to stand. There was no clear dose response in these effects and RF exposure in terms of SAR. The authors suggest the non-thermal effects of RF exposure might be due to interactions with metal-containing proteins.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science Univ., Japan - anatomyl@www.med.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Funding Agency		Ministry Ed, Sci, Japan
Country		JAPAN
References		Saito, K et al. Cong. Anom., (1995) 35:275-283 Saito, K et al. Teratology, (1991) 43:609-614
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