Detection of Radiofrequency Radiation - Induced Whole Body Heating Following Chemical Impairment of Thermoregulation
Abstract
Results demonstrated that RF heating once thought to be undetectable can be detected in rats whose normal thermoregulation was impaired by LPS and in mice whose normal thermoregulation was impaired by 5-HT at power densities heretofore considered to be nonthermogenic. Significantly higher colonic temperatures in hypothermic rats and mice compared with saline-injected animals were measured at SARs of 0.2 W/kg and 0.7 W/kg respectively. By acclimating test animals to handling procedures, the detectability of temperature increases in hypothermic rats was increased, although not significantly. These results suggest that acclimation of animals to handling procedures may reduce some of the variability observed in non-habituated LPS-injected rats and 5-HT-injected mice and increase the sensitivity of these hypothermia models for detecting subtle thermogenesis by low-level RF radiation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADP002097
Entities
People
- R. J. Smialowicz
Organizations
- Environmental Protection Agency