SUPPRESSION OF DIFFERENTIATION IN LIVING TISSUES EXPOSED TO MICROWAVE RADIATION
RUSSELL L. CARPENTER · 1965
Finding
We find that the chief effect of the radiation is to suppress the normal process of differentiation of cells into lens fibers. Cells at the equator which have not begun to differentiate remain cuboidal in form; they may proliferate extensively and migrate along the posterior face of the lens, sometimes forming cell nests and in some instances effecting epithelization of almost the entire cortical surface. Cells which have just begun to differentiate appear to lose the ability to elongate; instead, they enlarge to spherical or ellipsoidal shape and groups of them migrate posteriorly, where often they break down to form fluid-filled vesicles.
In their words
“We find that the chief effect of the radiation is to suppress the normal process of differentiation of cells into lens fibers. Cells at the equator which have not begun to differentiate remain cuboidal in form; they may proliferate extensively and migrate along the posterior face of the lens, sometimes forming cell nests and in some instances effecting epithelization of almost the entire cortical surface. Cells which have just begun to differentiate appear to lose the ability to elongate; instead, they enlarge to spherical or ellipsoidal shape and groups of them migrate posteriorly, where often they break down to form fluid-filled vesicles.”
Exposure Details
- Power Density
- 15 mW/cm²
Exposure Context
This study used 15 mW/cm² for radio frequency:
- 1,500Mx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.1 μW/m²
- 25Mx above the BioInitiative Report recommendation of 0.0006 μW/cm²
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Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Show BibTeX
@article{suppression_of_differentiation_in_living_tissues_exposed_to_microwave_radiation_g5715,
author = {RUSSELL L. CARPENTER},
title = {SUPPRESSION OF DIFFERENTIATION IN LIVING TISSUES EXPOSED TO MICROWAVE RADIATION},
year = {1965},
}