NO DETECTABLE BIOEFFECTS FOLLOWING ACUTE EXPOSURE TO HIGH PEAK POWER ULTRA-WIDE-BAND ELECTROMAGNETIC-RADIATION IN RATS

A wide range assessment of the possible bioeffects of an acute exposur e to high peak power ultra-wide band (UWB) electromagnetic radiation w as performed in rats. The UWB-exposure consisted of 2 min of pulsed (f requency: 60 Hz, pulse width: 5-10 ns) UWB (bandwidth: 0.25-2.50 GHz) electromagnetic radiation. Rats were examined using one of the followi ng: 1) a functional observational battery (FOE); 2) a swimming perform ance test; 3) a complete panel of blood chemistries; or 4) determinati on of the expression of the c-fos protein in immunohistologically-stai ned sections of the brain. No significant differences were found betwe en UWB- or sham-exposed rats on any of the measured parameters.