ID Number		1417
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		2450 MHz (CW) expsoures to rats and analysis of behavioral and hormone changes
Details		Rats were exposed to microwaves and analyzed for effects on behavior and hormone levels. In one study, rats exposed to 2450 MHz (CW) at a power density of 1 mW/cm2 (in other papers estimated as 0.27 W/kg) increased thyroid gland activity (presumably conversion of iodine into thyroxine [T4] and triiodothyronine [T3] ) while exposure to 3000 MHz at a power density of 0.1 to 2.5 mW/cm2 decreased thyroid gland activity. Behavioral effects linked to thyroid activity (activity and success in maze studies and open field tests) were also reported associated with RF exposure. In another study, combined exposure 9375 MHz and 1765 MHz at a power density of 375 uW/cm2 for12 hour per day for 4 months caused faint inhibition of CNS locomotion activity and defensive reflex parameters.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator
Funding Agency		Nat'l Res Prog, Russia
Country		RUSSIAN FEDERATION
References		Navakatikian, MA et al. Radiobiologiia, (1990) 30:679-684 Navakatikian, MA et al. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS--VOLUME I: SOURCES AND MECHANISMS, (1994) :333-342 Rudnev, M et al. MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES IN EVENT-RELATED BRAIN POTENTIAL RESEARCH [Report], D.A. Otto (ed.), (1978) :-
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