Title :
Neurological effects of low-level microwaves mediated by endogenous opioids
Author :
Lai, H. ; Horita, A. ; Guy, A.W.
Author_Institution :
Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
Research data suggesting that some of the neurological effects of low-level microwave irradiation are mediated by endogenous opioids in the brain are reported. The effects studied included the actions of various phychoactive drugs and functions of the neurotransmitters and receptors. It is speculated that microwave irradiation is a stressor and activates endogenous opioids in the central nervous system
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; brain; neurophysiology; brain; central nervous system; endogenous opioids; low-level microwaves; neurological effects; neuroreceptors; neurotransmitters; phychoactive drugs; radiation biology; Animals; Biomedical engineering; Central nervous system; Drugs; Laboratories; Pain; Peptides; Psychiatry; Psychology; Rats;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96139
