| Title | Effects of microwaves (900 MHz) on the cochlear receptor: Exposure systems and preliminary results |
|---|---|
| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Marino, Carmela, Cristalli G., Galloni P, Pasqualetti P., Piscitelli Marta, and Lovisolo G.A. |
| Journal | Radiation and Environmental Biophysics |
| Volume | 39 |
| Pagination | 131-136 |
| ISSN | 0301634X |
| Keywords | acoustics, animal cell, Animalia, Animals, article, auditory system, cochlea, Cochlear Nerve, Dose-Response Relationship, dosimetry, hearing impairment, male, microwave radiation, Microwaves, nonhuman, Radiation, rat, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Time Factors, vibration |
| Abstract | The purpose of this paper is to present the experimental device and the work in progress performed in search for objective organic correlation of damage to hearing, examining possible acoustic otofunctional effects on the cochlear epithelium of the rat due to exposure to microwaves (900 MHz). Two experiments using male Sprague-Dawley rats were carried out with a far-field exposure in a cubic chamber. No statistically significant evidence was obtained at both specific absorption rate (SAR) values. The exposure system and the diagnostic apparatus are extremely useful to investigate a potential effect on the auditory system: however, with the parameters applied in these experiments, no evidence was observed. |
| Notes | cited By 21 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033928094&partnerID=40&md5=7f0345e28badf924a88f334d0acd96f9 |
| Citation Key | Marino2000131 |
