| Main Title |
Intermittent Exposure of Rats to 2450 MHz Microwaves at 2.5 mW cm sq: Behavioral and Physiological Effects. |
| Author |
D'Andrea, J. A. ;
DeWitt, J. R. ;
Emmerson, R. Y. ;
Bailey, C. ;
Stensaas, S. ;
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;Utah Univ., Salt Lake City. |
| Year Published |
1986 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-86/454; |
| Stock Number |
PB88-177068 |
| Additional Subjects |
Microwaves ;
Radiation effects ;
Rats ;
Laboratory animals ;
Exposure ;
Behavior effects ;
Physiological effects ;
Reprints ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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| NTIS |
PB88-177068 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
16p |
| Abstract |
Long-Evans male adult rats were intermittently exposed for 14 weeks to continuous wave (CW) 2450-MHz microwaves at an average power density of 2.5 mW/sq. cm. The mean specific absorption rate was 0.70 W/kg (plus or minus 0.02 SEM). The rats were exposed 7 h/day, 7 days/week in a radiation chamber with a monopole above ground, while housed in Plexiglas cages. Weekly measures of body mass and food intake did not indicate statistically significant effects of microwave irradiation. Assessments of threshold for electric-footshock detection revealed a significant difference between microwave and sham-exposed animals. Assessments of cholinesterase and sulfhydryl groups in blood and 17-ketosteriods, in urine did not distinguish the two groups of rats. Behavioral measures made at the end of the 14-week exposure included an open-field test, shuttlebox avoidance performance, and schedule-controlled lever-pressing for food pellets: Statistically significant differences between microwave- and sham-exposed rats were observed for these measures. Examination of adrenal tissue, plasma electrolytes, and organ masses after 14 weeks of exposure revealed no difference between the two group of rats. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Bioelectromagnetics, n7 p315-328 1986. Prepared in cooperation with Utah Univ., Salt Lake City. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Intermittent Exposure of Rats to 2450 MHz Microwaves at 2.5 mW cm sq: Behavioral and Physiological Effects. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1986 |
| Category Codes |
57V |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/11 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
812726742 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
