Biological effects of high power microwaves

René de Seze (1) , Ismahane Guimiot (1) , Mohamed Ammari (1, 2) , Carole Hernandez (3) , Christelle Gamez (1) , Emmanuelle Maillot-Marechal (1) , Jean-Jacques Fontaine (4) , Caroline Fonta (3)

1 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques
2 Laboratoire de Physiologie Intégrée
3 CERCO - Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition
4 Département des Sciences Biologiques et Pharmaceutiques / Unité d'Embryologie, Histologie et Anatomie Pathologique

High power microwaves can be used to inhibit electronic systems or to neutralise people. The aim of this study is to study the effects of high power microwaves on the central nervous system, and mainly on behaviour and the effects on astrocyte cell population indicating an in°ammatory process. Six-week rats were exposed to two di erent sources with pulse trains emitted at a repetition rate of 100 Hz.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Toxicology; Environmental Sciences

René de Seze, Ismahane Guimiot, Mohamed Ammari, Carole Hernandez, Christelle Gamez, et al.. Biological effects of high power microwaves. 25. Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2009), Mar 2009, Beijing, China. ⟨ineris-00976305⟩