ID Number		909
Study Type		In Vitro
Model		1 GHz (CW) exposure to isolated red blood cell membranes and analysis of fluidity
Details		Human red blood cell membranes treated with 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (fluorescent probe for membrane viscosity) were exposed to 1 GHz (CW) RF at SARs of .6, 2.0, and 15.0 W/kg. No effects on membrane fluidity were reported with exposure if temperature was maintained. When temperature was elevated due to the MW exposure, a characteristic temperature dependent effect was observed. In a related study, multilamellar dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine vesicles were exposed to 1.0 GHz (CW) MW at SARs of 1, 5, 15, or 30 W/kg with temperature maintained at either 23.5 or 25.5 C (phase transition temperatures). Exposure did not result in any shift of the normal phase transition temperature.
Findings		Effects (only at thermal levels)
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		EPA, RTP North Carolina, USA - allis.john@epa.gov
Funding Agency		EPA, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Allis, JW et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1982) 3:323-332 Allis, JW et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1981) 2:13-22
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