Biological effects of long-term exposure of rats to 970-MHz radiofrequency radiation.
Rats (N = 16) exposed individually in circularly polarized waveguides to 970-MHz electromagnetic radiation (SAR = 2.5 mW/g, 22 h daily for 70 consecutive days) had significantly higher serum levels of triglycerides, albumin, and total protein compared with sham-irradiated controls. No difference was observed in the weights, hematologic profile, or in vitro lymphocyte responses to mitogens between these two groups. The higher serum levels of triglycerides in radiofrequency-radiation-exposed rats suggest a non-specific stress reaction.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D001835:Body Weight; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D004735:Energy Transfer; D006400:Hematocrit; D008297:Male; D011846:Radio Waves; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D004573:Electrolytes; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014280:Triglycerides