Reproduction in male Japanese quail exposed to microwave radiation during embryogeny

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Radiat. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3576163· OSTI ID:5426568

McRee, D I ^[1]; Thaxton, J P; Parkhurst, C R

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1. National Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC

Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) embryos were exposed continuously to 2.45 GHz CW microwave radiation during the first 12 days of embryogenesis. The incident power density was 5 mW/cm/sup 2/, and the specific absorption rate (SAR) was 4.03 mW/g. At 23 weeks of age an assessment of the reproductive capacity of the males was performed. Spermatozoal numbers and motility in semen samples which were collected manually were reduced significantly (P less than or equal to 0.01). However, spermatozoal viability and gross morphological characteristics in the exposed birds were not consistently different from the controls. Relative testicular weights were not altered significantly in the exposed males. Percentage of fertile eggs was significantly reduced when exposed males were mated to sham control females. The percentage of fertile eggs obtained from mating exposed males with sham control females was 72.5%, while the percentage of fertile eggs from mating of sham control males with sham control females was 80.4%. These data indicate that reproductive capacity in male Japanese quail is reduced when the birds are exposed to 2.45 GHz CW microwave radiation during embryogenesis.

• OSTI ID: 5426568
• Journal Information: Radiat. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Radiat. Res.; (United States) Vol. 96:1; ISSN RAREA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
BODY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EMBRYOS
FOWL
FREQUENCY RANGE
GHZ RANGE
GHZ RANGE 01-100
GONADS
MALE GENITALS
MALES
MICROWAVE RADIATION
ONTOGENESIS
ORGANS
RADIATIONS
REPRODUCTION
TESTES
VERTEBRATES