| Main Title |
Decreased Body Weight in Fetal Rats After Irradiation With 2450-MHz (CW) Microwaves. |
| Author |
Berman, E. ;
Carter, H. B. ;
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1984 |
| Report Number |
600/J-84-014; |
| Stock Number |
PB84-197433 |
| Additional Subjects |
Microwaves ;
Radiation effects ;
Body weight ;
Embryos ;
Exposure ;
Rats ;
Laboratory animals ;
Gestation ;
Reprints ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
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| NTIS |
PB84-197433 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
8p |
| Abstract |
Female Sprague-Dawley (CD) rats were exposed to 2450-MHz (CW) microwave radiation at incident power densities of 0 or 40 mW/sq. cm. (SAR = 6.0 W/kg) for 100 min daily on the sixth through 15th day of gestation. One-time exposure to the same conditions increased average colonic temperatures 2 C at the end of irradiation in pregnant rats of similiar size. There were 23 sham-irradiated and 24 microwave-irradiated females. When these groups were compared on the 21st day of gestation, no significant differences were found in pregnancy rates; in the numbers of live, dead or total fetuses; nor in the incidences of external visceral or skeletal anomalies or variations. However, mean fetal body weight was significantly (p=0.00008) lower after microwave irradiation and was 9% less than that of sham-irradiated litters. |
