Microwave Effects on the Blood‐forming System With Particular Reference to the Lymphocyte

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“…The first four studies were investigations of the abiiity of microwave irradiation in vitro to ac.t as a mitogenic stimulus for lymphocytes. This effect was first reported by Stodolnik-Baranska in 1967, was repeated (with some difficulty) by Czerski (1975) and by Baranski and Czerski (1976), but Smialowicz (1976) could not obtain a similar result. After extensive study, Baranski and Czerski concluded that the mitogernLc effect depended, in a complex way, on the rise of temperature in the culture medium.…”

“…The responses were somewhat variable, with the only certain conclusion being that there were effects. The results of Sinialowicz et al (1979b) and of Huang and Mold (1979) indicate that the response may depend on duration of exposure, suggesLing an effect similar to that of Czerski (1975) with sheep red blood cells.…”

Physiologic regulation in electromagnetic fields

“…Microwaves have been reported to induce increased lymphoblastoid transformation in lymph nodes and changes in normal circadian rhythm of bone marrow cell mitosis Electromagnetic Physiology 99 [Czerski, 1975; Czerski et al, 1974a,b] and increased percentage of complement receptorbearing lymphoid spleen cells in mice [Wiktor-Jedrzejczak et al, 1977a,b; 19801. RFinduced hyperthermia in mice has been associated with transient lymphopenia with a relative increase in splenic T and B lymphocytes and decreased in vivo local delayed hypersensitivity [Liburdy, 1977[Liburdy, , 1979 The relationship between endocrine function, mediated through the hypothalamic-hypophysial-adrenal (HHA) axis, and immune response has been suggested by Liburdy [1979].…”

Low frequency alternating electromagnetic fields and leukaemia: the saga so far

“…In addition to changes in membrane permeability to calcium (Batkin et al, 1978), a decrease in Received 21 June 1989. the enzyme adenosine triphosphate has been noted (Batkin et al, 1978) and an increase in levels of ornithine carboxylase (Byus et al, 1987). There were minor changes in the levels of various steroids (Free et al, 1981;Cahill & Elder, 1983), reduced blastogenesis of human lymphocytes (Czerski, 1975) and decreased growth in broad bean roots (Inoue et al, 1985). There are also possible changes of neoplastic cells in soft agar, as observed by Phillips et al (1986), but these were not reproduced by Cohen (1987).…”