ID Number		680
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		1.3 GHz (PW) exposure to rats and analysis of behavioral effects
Details		Long Evans rats were exposed to 1.3 GHz (CW and PW-1 usec pulse width, 600 pps) MW at SARs between 1.5-6.7 W/kg (whole body average) using a Navy radar source in a waveguide during 3 hour behavioral sessions. Exposure below 3 W/kg did not effect operant behavior (pressing a bar for a food pellet) or animal movement within the exposure chamber. Exposures above ~3 W/kg did result in some slight reductions in certain operant behavior tasks. CW and PW exposures were equally effective at reducing the operant behavior response rates. At SARs of 5.8-6.7 W/kg, body temperature increased 0.5-1.0 C. The authors interpreted the results as thermal effects.
Findings		Effects (only at thermal levels)
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, USA
Funding Agency		AF, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Lebovitz, RM Physiology Behavior, (1983) 30:891-898 Lebovitz, RM Bioelectromagnetics, (1981) 2:169-185
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