Observations of Mouse Fetuses After Irradiation With 2.45 GHz Microwaves
- 30 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Health Physics
- Vol. 35 (6) , 791-801
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-197812000-00006
Abstract
To test occupational protection guidelines, pregnant CD-1 mice were exposed to 2.45 GHz CW radiation for 100 min daily at a range of power densities (3.4-28 mW/cm2). Near-term fetuses were examined for gross external morphologic alterations. Mean live fetal weight/litter decreased significantly with exposure to the highest power density (sham, 0.97 .+-. 0.15 g; irradiated, 0.89 .+-. 0.13 g). There was a significantly increased incidence of cranioschisis in exposed fetuses. An exposure of the dam for 100 min at these power densities did not appear significant thermally. Estimates of mean dose rate as determined using twin-well calorimetry ranged from 2.0-22.2 mW/g.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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