In vivo exposure of rats to GSM-modulated microwaves: flow cytometry analysis of lymphocyte subpopulations and of mitogen stimulation.
The effects of GSM-modulated microwaves on lymphocyte sub-populations of Sprague-Dawley rats and their normal mitogenic responses were investigated using flow cytometry analysis and a colorimetric method. No alterations were found in the surface phenotype of splenic lymphocytes or in their mitogenic activity, indicating that low-level pulsed microwaves do not seem to affect the integrity of the immune system.
Chagnaud
J L
JL
PIOM laboratory, ENSCPB, University of Bordeaux I, Talence, France.
Veyret
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D000818:Animals; D002151:Calorimetry; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008872:Microwaves; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013689:Telephone