ID Number		690
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		2450 MHz (CW) exposure to rabbits and analysis of behavior and physiological parameters
Details		New Zealand albino rabbits were exposed to 2450 MHz (CW and PW) for 2 hr/day for 3 months at a peak SAR of 1.6 W/kg in the head. RF exposure had no effect on cataract formation, EEG, evoked potential, body mass, urinary output, rectal temperature, hematocrit, hemoglobin, white blood cell count with differential, platelet count, basic blood coagulation or blood cortisol. Pathological analysis on 13 animals (5 exposed to CW, 3 exposed to PW and 5 controls) revealed no significant effects of RF exposure. In a similar study, rabbits were exposed as above for 23 hr/day for 180 days at SARs of 17 W/kg to the head. However, a decrease in the percentage of eosinophils, and albumin and calcium levels and albumin/total globulin ratio as well as an increase in the myeloid/erythroid rate in the sternal bone marrow was observed in MW exposed rabbits that appeared to be associated with increased temperature.
Findings		No Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA
Funding Agency		DOH, UK, AF, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Chou, CK et al. Radio Sci., (1982) 17:185-193 Chou, CK et al. BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF MICROWAVE RADIATION, (1985) :135-149 Moe, KE et al. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. , (1976) 1:248-256
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