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Biological effect of microwaves of low intensity

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Abstract

Russian work on the effects of microwaves on rats is summarized. The intensities used were in the range 1 to 100 mW/cm2, and the wave lengths used were between a few mm and 10 cm. The effects measured were temperature changes, lethal effects, changes in swimming endurance, changes in blood pressure, changes in higher nervous activity, and morphological effects. In general, as the wave length was reduced, the changes diminished in degree. Effects were observed even when the intensity was as low as 1 mW/cm2.

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Il s'agit d'une vue d'ensemble de travaux soviétiques au sujet des effets de micro-ondes sur les rats. On a employé des intensités de 1 à 100 mW/cm2, et des longueurs d'ondes de quelques mm à 10 cm. Ont été mesurés les effets que voici: changements de température, effets léthaux, variations de l'endurance à la nage, variations de la pression sanguine, changements de l'activité nerveuse supérieure, effets morphologiques. En règle générale, les changements vont décroissant lorsqu'on réduit la longueur d'onde. On a observé des effets même à l'intensité de 1 mW/cm2.

Zusammenfassung

Sowjetische Arbeiten über die Wirkungen von Mikrowellen auf Ratten werden hier zusammengefaßr. Die Intensität lag im Bereich von 1 bis 100 mW/cm2, und die Wellenlängen lagen zwischen wenigen mm und 10 cm. Gemessen wurden Temperaturschwankungen, letale Effekte, Veränderungen in der Schwimmfähigkeitsdauer, Wechsel des Blutdrucks, Veränderungen der höheren Nerventätigkeit und morphologische Effekte. Im allgemeinen ließen die Veränderungen gradmäßig nach, wenn die Wellenlänge reduziert wurde. Selbst bei einer Stärke von 1 mW/cm2 wurden noch Effekte beebachtet.

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Дается сводка работы советских ученых о воздействии микроволн на крыс. Применялись интенсивности в пределах 1–100млв/см 2 и волны длиною от неслолвкихмм до 10см. Измеряемые эффекты включали изменения в температуре, смертоносные воздействия, исменения в испытаниях на выносливость в плавании, изменении в давлении крови, в повышенной нернной деятельности и морфологические эффекты. В общем, по мере того как сокращалась длина волн, степень изменений понижалась. Наблюдение эффектов проиэводилось даже тогда, когда заниженность интенсивности доходила до 1мв/см 2.

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    Z. V. Gordon, Ye. A. Lobanova, I. A. Kitsovskaya & M. S. Tolgskaya

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Gordon, Z.V., Lobanova, Y.A., Kitsovskaya, I.A. et al. Biological effect of microwaves of low intensity. Med. Electron. Biol. Engng 1, 67–69 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02474134

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