In utero exposure to low-level microwaves does not affect rat foetal development

Forty pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were used in a study to determine low-level microwave effects on foetal development. Animals were continuously exposed to 2450 MHz radiation from day 2 to day 18 of gestation, at a specific absorption rate of 0.4 W/kg. Foetuses were removed, weighed and measured. T...

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Published inInternational journal of radiation biology and related studies in physics, chemistry and medicine Vol. 46; no. 4; p. 383
Main Authors Schmidt, R E, Merritt, J H, Hardy, K H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1984
Subjects
Animals
Female
Gestational Age
Microwaves
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal - radiation effects
Rats
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Summary:Forty pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were used in a study to determine low-level microwave effects on foetal development. Animals were continuously exposed to 2450 MHz radiation from day 2 to day 18 of gestation, at a specific absorption rate of 0.4 W/kg. Foetuses were removed, weighed and measured. They were then either fixed in Bouin's fluid, sectioned at 6 microns, stained with hematoxylin and eosin and examined by light microscopy, or cleared and stained with alizarin red. No significant difference was noted with respect to foetal weight, length, resorption rate or abnormality rate.
ISSN:0020-7616
DOI:10.1080/09553008414551561