MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE CELLS OF CORTIS ORGAN FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVES
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R. Zyss, E. Boczynski · 1972
Guinea pigs exposed to 2 mW/cm², 10 cm microwaves showed cytoplasmic degeneration, nuclear changes, and a marked glycogen decrease in Corti's organ.
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Researchers exposed guinea pigs to microwaves of 2 mW/cm² intensity and 10 cm wavelength and examined morphological state, glycogen, and nucleic acids in Corti's organ. They observed degeneration of cytoplasm, pyknosis or swelling of nuclei, and swelling or vacuolar changes in the cytoplasm. The organ of Corti contained abundant glycogen only in outer hair cells. Microwave irradiation caused a marked decrease in that glycogen content.
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R. Zyss, E. Boczynski (1972). MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE CELLS OF CORTIS ORGAN FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVES.
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@article{morphological_changes_in_the_cells_of_cortis_organ_following_exposure_to_microwa_g5737,
author = {R. Zyss and E. Boczynski},
title = {MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE CELLS OF CORTIS ORGAN FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVES},
year = {1972},
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Guinea pigs were exposed to microwaves of 2 mW/cm² intensity and 10 cm wavelength.
Degeneration of cytoplasm, pyknosis or swelling of nuclei, and swelling or vacuolar changes in the cytoplasm were observed.
The organ of Corti contained abundant glycogen only in outer hair cells. Microwave irradiation led to a marked decrease in its content.