Jr. Jauchem et Mr. Frei, BODY HEATING INDUCED BY SUBRESONANT (350 MHZ) MICROWAVE IRRADIATION -CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY RESPONSES IN ANESTHETIZED RATS, Bioelectromagnetics, 18(4), 1997, pp. 335-338
These experiments were designed to investigate the effects of sub-reso
nant microwave (MW) exposure (350 MHz, E orientation, average power de
nsity 38 mW/cm(2), average whole-body specific absorption rate 13.2 W/
kg) on selected physiological parameters. The increase in peripheral b
ody temperature during 350 MHz exposure was greater than that in earli
er experiments performed at 700 MHz (resonance). Heart rate and mean a
rterial blood pressure were significantly elevated during a 1 degrees
C increase in colonic temperature due to 350 MHz exposure; respiratory
rate showed no significant change. The results are consistent with ot
her investigators' reports comparing sub-resonance exposures with thos
e at resonance and above. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.