THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS WITH BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
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Leonard S. Taylor, Augustine Y. Cheung · 1977
A review of microwave and radiofrequency biological effects suggests biomembranes may be the primary site of alteration and that cooperative interactions in macromolecular ensembles are the most likely mechanism.
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The paper reviews representative studies on microwave and radiofrequency biological effects and proposed interaction mechanisms. The review considers neuroendocrine alterations, hematopoietic effects, and effects on neural systems. Studies report alterations in CNS bioelectrical activity, behavior, and excitable cell systems at microwave intensities of 10 mi/om² or less.
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Leonard S. Taylor, Augustine Y. Cheung (1977). THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS WITH BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.
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@article{the_physical_basis_of_electromagnetic_interactions_with_biological_systems_g7331,
author = {Leonard S. Taylor and Augustine Y. Cheung},
title = {THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS WITH BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS},
year = {1977},
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The review suggests biomembranes may be the primary site of alteration and that macromolecular ensembles stabilized by long-range weak time-varying cooperative interactions are the most likely mechanism.
Alterations in CNS bioelectrical activity, changes in conditioned and unconditioned behavior, and functional alterations in excitable cell systems were reported at these intensities.
Both microwave and thermal exposure decreased hypothalamic norepinephrine, but only microwave exposure decreased hippocampal serotonin and dopamine in the corpus striatum and hypothalamus, with thermographic analyses indicating the alterations resulted from microwave-induced hyperthermia.