ID Number		609
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		2450 MHz (CW) exposure to rats and cats analysis of blood pressure, heart rate, and other cardiovascular parameters
Details		Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to 2450 MHz (CW) RF for 6 hours at an SAR of 3.7 W/kg in an anechoic chamber. Exposure resulted in small variations in blood pressure, heart rate, and colonic temperature. No effects on leukocyte or erythrocyte counts or hematocrit endpoints was observed. The authors conclude that the RF exposure may have created a thermal input of ~ 30% of the resting metabolic rate and this in turn may have resulted in a reduction in resting metabolic rate and heart rate. In earlier studies, cats were exposed to 2450 MHz (CW) MW for 5 hours at 30 W/kg and evaluated every 5 hours for blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, and release of creatine phosphokinase. No effect of exposure on cardiac function was observed.
Findings		No Effects (even at thermal levels)
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		NIEHS, RTP North Carolina, USA
Funding Agency		NIEHS, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		McRee, DI et al. Health Physics, (1987) 52:39-43 Galvin, MJ et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1986) 7:223-233 McRee, DI et al. Health Phys., (1984) 46:315-320 Galvin, MJ et al. J. Appl. Physiol: Respiratory, Environmental, Exercise Physiol., (1981) 50:931-935
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