Physiological changes in rats after exposure to low levels of microwaves

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Radiation Research; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3577545· OSTI ID:6612376

Ray, S; Behari, J ^[1]

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1. Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., New Delhi (India)

The effects of exposure to sublethal levels of microwaves were studied. Young albino rats of both sexes were exposed for 60 days to 7.5-GHz microwaves (1.0-KHz square wave modulation, average power 0.6 mW/cm2) for 3 h daily. During and after microwave exposure several physiological parameters were measured in both control and exposed animals. It was found that the animals exposed to microwaves tended to eat and drink less and thus showed a smaller gain in body weight. Some of the hematological parameters and organ weights were also significantly different. It is proposed that a nonspecific stress response due to microwave exposure and mediated through the central nervous system is responsible for the observed physiological changes.

• OSTI ID: 6612376
• Journal Information: Radiation Research; (USA), Vol. 123:2; ISSN 0033-7587
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
MICROWAVE RADIATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BLOOD COUNT
HEMOGLOBIN
RATS
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HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
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PIGMENTS
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RODENTS
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