Effect of low-intensity millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation on regeneration of the sciatic nerve in rats.
The effect of low-intensity millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation (MWR) on regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve after transection and microsurgical reapproximation was examined. Rats were exposed to 54 GHz MWR at a power density of 4 mW/cm2. It was found that MWR treatment of the femoral skin in the area of suture accelerated the regeneration of nerve fibers. At the twentieth postoperative day, the MWR-treated animals had a 32% increase in the regeneration distance compared to the control animals. The conduction velocity showed a 26% increase in the MWR-treated animals.
Kolosova
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Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.
Akoev
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Avelev
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Riabchikova
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Babu
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D000818:Animals; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D008297:Male; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D013997:Time Factors