Studies of exposure of rabbits to electromagnetic pulsed fields.
Dutch rabbits were acutely exposed to electromagnetic pulsed (EMP) fields (pulse duration 0.4 mus, field strengths of 1--2 kV/cm and pulse repetition rates in the range of 10 to 38 Hz) for periods of up to two hours. The dependent variables investigated were pentobarbital-induced sleeping time and serum chemistry (including serum triglycerides, creatine phosphokinase (CPK) isoenzymes, and sodium and potassium). Core temperature measured immediately pre-exposure and postexposure revealed no exposure-related alterations. Over the range of field strengths and pulse durations investigated no consistent, statistically significant alterations were found in the end-points investigated.
D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000528:radiation effects; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D007527:Isoenzymes; D010424:Pentobarbital; D011817:Rabbits; D012890:Sleep / Q000528:radiation effects
D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D010424:Pentobarbital