title: Microwave effect on camphor binding to rat olfactory epithelium.
abstract: Microwave radiation decreased specific camphor binding to a membrane fraction of rat epithelium but not to a Triton X-100 extract of this fraction. Inhibition of the ligand binding did not depend on the modulation frequency of the microwave field in the region 1-100 Hz and was not a linear function of specific absorption rate (SAR). The decreased ligand binding was due to a shedding or release of the specific camphor-binding protein from the membrane into solution. It is highly probable that several other membrane proteins may be shed into solution during microwave exposure.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Physics, USSR Academy of Science, Puschino, Moscow Region.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Philippova
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Novoselov
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Bystrova
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Alekseev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002164:Camphor / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008872:Microwaves; D008954:Models, Biological; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D002164:Camphor