ID Number		906
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		2450 MHz (CW) exposure to rats and monkeys and analysis of brain pathology.
Details		Pregnant squirrel monkeys were exposed to 2450 MHz (CW) RF for for 3 hr/day, 5 days/wk beginning on day 35 of gestation and continuing for an additional 9.5 months at an SAR of 3.4 W/kg. Exposure did not result in any observable effect on purkinje cell number or density as analyzed histopathologically at the conclusion of the study. In a similar study exposing Sprague-Dawley rats (beginning on day 6 of gestation) and their offspring to either 1) 100-MHz (CW) RF for 4 hr/day for 97 days at an SAR of 2.77 W/kg, 2) 2450 MHz (CW) RF during days 17-21 of gestation for 21 hrs/day at an SAR of 2 W/kg, or 3) 2450 MHz (CW) RF for 7 hr/day for 5 days beginning on day 6 of age at an SAR of 2 W/kg, exposure was found to result in a slight decrease in purkinje cells, although the decrease may have been reversible.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		George Washington Univ.
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Albert, EN et al. ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND NEUROBEHAVIORAL FUNCTION. Progress in Clinical and Biological Research, Volume 247, M.E. O'Connor and R.H. Lovely, editors., (1988) 247:135-151 Albert, EN et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1981) 2:241-246 Albert, EN et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1981) 2:247-257 Albert, EN et al. Ann N Y Acad Sci, (1975) 247:87-108 Albert, EN et al. Progress in clinical and biological research., (1982) 107:219-225
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