Exposure details

In situ detection of gliosis and apoptosis in the brains of young rats exposed in utero to a Wi-Fi signal.

General information:
Rats were divided into five groups: i) cage control ii) sham exposure iii) whole body exposure at 0.08 W/kg (public exposure limit) iv) whole body exposure at 0.4 W/kg (professional exposure limit) v) whole body exposure at 4 W/kg (ICNIRP critical level)
Exposure 1:
Main characteristics frequency: 2.45 GHz type of field: electromagnetic field	Exposure setup exposure source/structure: dipole exposure time pattern: continuous for 2 h/day, 5 days/week for 2 weeks (day 6 to day 21 of gestation) or 7 weeks (day 6 to day 21 of gestation + 5 weeks after birth) setup details: 150 cm x 150 cm x 150 cm cubic reverberation chamber with six dipole antennas, activated at random and three paddles for mode stirring; animal cages placed in a 40 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm volume at the center of the chamber sham: sham exposure was performed add. information: Wi-Fi signal (IEEE 802.11 b/g) based on the "dialog" between two PCs equipped with Wi-Fi cards
Exposure parameters parameter: value: type: method: averaging mass: remark: SAR  0.08 W/kg  -  calculated  whole body  for the dams  SAR  0.4 W/kg  -  calculated  whole body  for the dams  SAR  4 W/kg  -  calculated  whole body  for the dams  SAR  9 W/kg  peak value  calculated  whole body  9 ± 3 W/kg for the pups

Reference article

• Wu T et al. (2010): Whole-body new-born and young rats' exposure assessment in a reverberating...