Sığır embriyolarında 2G/3G cep telefonu sinyallerinin in vitro fertilizasyon, embriyo gelişimi ve cinsiyet dağılımı üzerine etkileri

Abstract

During the thousand years of human evolution, the male to female ratio was practically equal, but it has recently changed in some way. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones on in vitro fertilization, embryo growth, and sex differentiation in cattle embryos. MII oocytes obtained from ovaries taken from slaughterhouse were used as research material. Gametes were exposed to electromagnetic fields by having a mobile phone inside the incubator that would periodically ring. On days 7 and 8, blastocyst development stages and embryo cleavage rates were evaluated. Additionally, the rates of cleavage for different time intervals after in vitro fertilization were noted. The sex determination of the embryos produced in vitro was determined by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). As a result, it was found that exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields could mainly reduce blastomere count, embryo diameter, and embryo quality rather than a having major adverse effect on the development of cattle embryos. Additionally, it was shown that exposure to electromagnetic fields appears to drastically reduce the chances of male survival.