ID Number		1374
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		64.1 to 69.1 GHz mm wave exposure to the midge Acricotopus lucidus and analysis of chromosome puffing (gene expression)
Details		The midge Acricotopus lucidus (Diptera, Chironomidae) was exposed to a 6 second sweep from 64.1 to 69.1 GHz mm waves at a power density of 6 mW/cm2 and analyzed for puffing of giant chromosomes. Exposure resulted in a temperature increase of 0.3 degrees C. The authors report reduction in specific puffs corresponding to the location of secreted proteins (indicating decreased expression). When midges were warmed up 2.5 degrees C using non-MW heating, no corresponding decrease in the puff was observed, suggesting the MW effect was non-thermal in nature. The authors suggest that coherence of the radiation is essential for the effect on gene expression.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
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Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		GERMANY
References		Kremer, F et al. Z Naturforsch [C], (1983) 38:883-886
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