ID Number		876
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		2450 MHz (CW) exposure to mice and analysis of brain function and biochemistry
Details		Swiss albino mice were exposed to 2450 MHz (CW) for a single 15 or 25 millisecond pulse of sufficient intensity to increased brain temperature by 2 or 4 C, respectively. Immediately after the pulse animals lost consciousness, sometimes followed by a convulsive episode, and returned to consciousness. Some animals received a second pulse for 250 milliseconds to euthanize and inactivate enzymes for subsequent analysis of brain acetylcholine (AC). MW exposure resulted in a decrease in AC content as well as a decrease in spontaneous and cumulative motor activity during a 60 minute observation period following exposure. The authors suggest the decrease in AC content in the brain may have been caused by increased permeability of membranes.
Findings		Effects (only at thermal levels)
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Univ. Texas Health Science Center
Funding Agency		DOH, UK, AF, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Modak, AT et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1981) 2:89-92 Stavinoha, WB et al. Report, (1975) :- Stavinoha, WB et al. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. C.C. Johnson and M.L. Shore, Editors. , (1976) 1:431-448
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