Progress in Radiation Protection
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Authors not listed · 1973
A study using a newly developed waveguide facility examined the potential of microwave radiation to cause congenital abnormalities in mice and observed effects including exencephaly, stunted offspring, and bone marrow abnormalities.
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Researchers used a newly developed waveguide facility to pipe microwaves to mice to examine the potential for congenital abnormalities. The study observed effects including exencephaly (brain hernia), stunting of offspring, and bone marrow abnormalities.
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Unknown (1973). Progress in Radiation Protection.
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@article{progress_in_radiation_protection_g4812,
author = {Unknown},
title = {Progress in Radiation Protection},
year = {1973},
}No DOI on file for this study.
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The study observed exencephaly (brain hernia), stunting of offspring, and bone marrow abnormalities.
Researchers used a newly developed waveguide facility to pipe microwaves to the research animals.
The study examined the potential of microwave radiation to cause congenital abnormalities in mice.
The report describes it as one of the first studies using a newly developed waveguide facility for piping microwaves to research animals.