Title :
Efficiency of autonomic thermoregulation during resonant microwave exposure
Author :
Adair, Eleanor R. ; Adams, Barbara W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Epidemiology & Public Health, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
Autonomic mechanisms of heat production and heat loss were measured in adult male squirrel monkeys during whole-body exposure to 450 MHz CW microwave fields in cool, neutral and warm environments. Power densities from 0 to 15 mW/cm2, representing SARs from 0 to 6.1 W/kg, were tested to determine the efficiency with which deep body temperature was regulated at a stable level in the steady state. The most critical response was sweating, which limited effective thermoregulation in the warm (32°C) environment to SARs equivalent to, or less than, the animals´ resting heat production
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; biothermics; neurophysiology; 32 C; 450 MHz; CW microwave fields; adult male squirrel monkeys; autonomic mechanisms; autonomic thermoregulation efficiency; cool environment; deep body temperature; heat loss; heat production; neutral environment; resonant microwave exposure; resting heat production; specific absorption rate; sweating response; warm environment; whole-body exposure; Animals; Electromagnetic heating; Loss measurement; Microwave integrated circuits; Production; Radio frequency; Resonance; Steady-state; Temperature; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415279
