Pilot experiments on temperature cycling in rats exposed repetitively to radiofrequency radiation (RFR)
Heinmets, F.
Physiological Chemistry and Physics 14(6): 519-531
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-9325 PMID: 6892277 Document Number: 187947
A series of temperature cycling experiments during radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure of rats was performed. This type of exposure procedure permits the introduction of high doses of electromagnetic energy into biological systems while the systems are maintained at physiologically acceptable temperatures. Experiments were carried out at various power densities (50-200 mW/cm2) using continuous wave (CW) and pulsed radiation while the carrier frequency was maintained at 2.06 GHz. Single-day RFR exposures at power levels used in this series evidently produced no observable effect on temperature regulation of rats in terms of heat dissipation efficiency. [The use of and exposure to RFR by large segments of the human population is discussed.].