Heart Rate Changes Due to 5.6-GHz Radiofrequency Radiation: Relation to Average Power Density

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 383-387

  Jauchem, James R ^a   Heinmets, Ferdinand ^a   Frei, Melvin R ^b  

^a Boral Material Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEART; HEART RATE; HYPERTHERMIA; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY GENERATOR; RAT; THERAPY;

ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART; MICROWAVES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RESPIRATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0021688949     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-177-41960     Document Type: Article

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