Lack of effects on heart rate and blood pressure in ketamine-anesthetized rats briefly exposed to ultra-wideband electromagnetic pulses

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-120

  Jauchem, J R ^a   Frei, M R ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular system; Electromagnetic pulse; Heart rate; Microwaves; Rats; Ultra wideband pulse

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MICROWAVES; PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; ULTRAWIDEBAND PULSE;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

KETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; MALE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEART RATE; KETAMINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032893931     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.736767     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. F. J. Agée, D. W. Scholfield, W. Prather, and J. W. Burger, Powerful ultra-wide band RF emitters: Status and challenges," Proc. SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., vol. 2557, pp. 98-109, 1995.
2. R. Albanese, J. Blaschak, R. Medina, and J Penn, Ultrashort electromagnetic signals: Biophysical questions, safety issues and medical opportunities," Aviat. Space Environ. Med., 1994; vol. 65 (Suppl. 5), pp. A116-A120, May 1994.
3. S. M. Bawin and W. R. Adey, Sensitivity of calcium binding in cerebral tissue to weak environmental electrical fields oscillating at low frequency," Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 73, pp. 1999-2003, June 1976.
4. T. J. Walters, P. A. Mason, C. J. Sherry, C. Steffen, and J. H. Merritt, No detectable bioeffects following acute exposure to high peak power ultra-wideband electromagnetic radiation in rats," Aviat. Space Environ. Med., vol. 66, pp. 562-567, June 1994.
5. C. J. Sherry, D. W. Blick, T. J. Walters, G. C. Brown, and M. R. Murphy, Lack of behavioral effects in nonhuman primates after exposure to ultra-wideband electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range," Radiât. Res., vol. 143, pp. 93-97, July 1995.
6. J. R. Jauchem, Exposure to extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic fields and radiofrequency radiation: Cardiovascular effects in humans," Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health, vol. 70, pp. 9-21, July 1997.
7. D. N. Erwin and W. Hurt, Biological effects of ultra-wideband emissions," in EMP Human Health Effects Science Review Panel Proc., Theater Nuclear Warfare Program, and Operational Medicine and Fleet
8. Support, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, DC: Mar. 16-18, 1993, pp. 91-95.
9. J. R. Jauchem and M. R. Frei, Cardiorespiratory changes during microwave-induced lethal heat stress and /J-adrenergic blockade," J. Appl. Physiol., vol. 77, pp. 434-440, July 1994.
10. J. R. Jauchem, M. R. Frei, and F. Heinmets, Heart rate changes due to 5.6-GHz radiofrequency radiation: Relation to average power density," in Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., Dec. 1984, vol. 177, pp. 383-387.
11. M. Frei, J. Jauchem, and F. Heinmets, Physiological measurements during radio-frequency irradiation," J. Microwave Power Electromag. Energy, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 81-84, 1988.
12. D. E. Voss and L. M. Miner, Multi-GHz bandpass, high repetition rate, single-channel, mobile diagnostic system for ultra-wideband applica-tions," in Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics, H. L. Bertoni, L. Carin, and L. B. Felsen, Eds. New York: Plenum, 1993, pp. 107-111.
13. J. R. Jauchem and M. R. Frei, Heart rate and blood pressure changes during radiofrequency irradiation and environmental heating," Comp. Biochem. Physiol., vol. 101A, no. 1, pp. 1-9, 1992.
14. Board of Trustees, American Medical Association, Electromagnetic pulse and its effects," J. Amer. Med. Assoc., vol. 268, pp. 639-641, Aug. 5, 1992.
15. S. J. Baum, Tests of biological integrity in dogs exposed to an electromagnetic pulse environment," Health Phys., vol. 36, pp. 159-165, Feb. 1979.
16. C. Fowler, J. Entzminger, and J. Corum, Assessment of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology," IEEE Aerosp. Electron. Syst. Mag., vol. 5, pp. 45-49, Nov. 1990.
17. J. H. Merritt, J. L. Kiel, and W. D. Hurt, Considerations for human exposure standards for fast-rise-time high-peak-power electromagnetic pulses," Aviat. Space Environ. Med., vol. 66, pp. 586-589, June 1995.
18. E. L. Patrick and W. L. Vault, Bioelectromagnetic effects of electromagnetic pulse (EMP)," Harry Diamond Laboratories, Adelphi, MD, Tech. Rep. HDL-TL-90-2, Mar. 1990.
19. C. R. Voorhees, W. D. Voorhees III, L. A. Geddes, J. D. Bourland, and M. Hinds, The chronaxie for myocardium and motor nerve in the dog with chest-surface electrodes," IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol. 39, pp. 624-628, June 1992.
20. J. R. Jauchem and M. R. Frei, High-peak-power microwave pulses: Effects on heart rate and blood pressure in unanesthetized rats," Aviat. Space Environ. Med., vol. 66, pp. 992-997, Oct. 1995.
21. R. K. Adair, Ultrashort microwave signals: A didactic discussion," Aviat. Space Environ. Med., vol. 66, pp. 792-794, Aug. 1995.