Effect on the immune system of mice exposed chronically to 50 Hz amplitude-modulated 2.45 GHz microwaves

Abstract

The effect of continuous (CW; 2.45 GHz carrier frequency) or amplitude‐modulated (AM; 50 Hz square wave) microwave radiation on the immune response was tested. CW exposures (6 days, 3 h/day) induced elevations of the number of antibody‐producing cells in the spleen of male Balb/c mice (+37%). AM microwave exposure induced elevation of the spleen index (+15%) and antibody‐producing cell number (+55%) in the spleen of male mice. No changes were observed in female mice. It is concluded that both types of exposure conditions induced moderate elevation of antibody production only in male mice. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

Magnetic field exposure and arrythmic risk: evaluation in railway drivers

“…Epidemiological studies have suggested that residential and occupational exposure to ELF are linked to cancer incidence, especially leukemias (Thurston and Saffer 1995;Juutilainen et al 1990) and male breast cancer (Demers et al 1991). Moreover, important effects on endocrine and immune systems have been described (Elekers et al 1996;Graham et al 1996Graham et al , 2000aSemaoui 1996;Stevens et al 1996), and another possible target of ELF is cardiac rhythm.…”