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Biological effects of long‐term exposure of rats to 970‐MHz radiofrequency radiation
Author(s) -
Smialowicz R. J.,
Weil C. M.,
Marsh P.,
Riddle M. M.,
Rogers R. R.,
Rehnberg B. F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.2250020309
Subject(s) - irradiation , in vitro , radiation , radiation exposure , albumin , medicine , nuclear medicine , chemistry , endocrinology , andrology , biochemistry , optics , physics , nuclear physics
Rats (N = 16) exposed individually in circularly polarized waveguides to 970‐MHz electromagnetic radiation (SAR=2.5 mW/g, 22 h daily for 70 consecutive days) had significantly higher serum levels of triglycerides, albumin, and total protein compared with sham‐irradiated controls. No difference was observed in the weights, hematologic profile, or in vitro lymphocyte responses to mitogens between these two groups. The higher serum levels of triglycerides in radiofrequency‐radiation‐exposed rats suggest a non‐specific stress reaction.