Microwave irradiation of the isolated rat heart after treatment with ANS blocking agents
- 1 November 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Radio Science
- Vol. 12 (6S) , 161-165
- https://doi.org/10.1029/rs012i06sp00161
Abstract
Microwave irradiation (960‐MHz CW) at a specific absorption rate (SAR) near 1.5 W/kg induced bradycardia in isolated rat heart as reported earlier. When parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves were simultaneously blocked, respectively, by atropine and by propranolol, no significant effect of irradiation was observed. Previous experiments have revealed that atropine plus irradiation produces tachycardia and propranolol plus irradiation produces bradycardia. The results may indicate a microwave neuron or microwave‐synapse interaction by a mechanism other than generalized heating of tissues.Keywords
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