Lack of effects on heart rate and blood pressure in ketamine-anesthetized rats briefly exposed to ultra-wideband electromagnetic pulses

Authors
Jauchem, JR Frei, MR Ryan, KL Merritt, JH Murphy, MR
Citation
Jr. Jauchem et al., Lack of effects on heart rate and blood pressure in ketamine-anesthetized rats briefly exposed to ultra-wideband electromagnetic pulses, IEEE BIOMED, 46(1), 1999, pp. 117-120
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,"Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
00189294 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
117 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9294(199901)46:1<117:LOEOHR>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Fourteen Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to pulses produced by a Bournlea ultra-wideband (UWB) pulse generator (rise time, 318-337 ps: maximum E fiel d, 19-21 kV/m), Exposures at a repetition frequency of 1 kHz for 0.5 s or t o repetitive pulse trains (2-s exposure periods alternating with 2 s of no exposure, for a total of 2 min) resulted in no significant changes in heart rate or mean arterial blood pressure. These results suggest that acute who le-body exposure to UWB pulses does not here a detrimental effect on the ca rdiovascular system.