[Experimental justification of possible mechanisms of action of low intensity electromagnetic radiation (EMR) on animals' behavior].

Effects of EMR on the behavior of Wistar rats (196 males, 180-240 g of mass) under the conflict of opposed motivations: strong positive, drinking, motivation, and strong negative, pain, motivation were studied. The animals were exposed to low intensity EMR (40 microW/cm2) produced by two independent sources, 475 MHz (Albatross) with two orthogonal E vectors, and synchronization of rhythm modulation in the range of electroencephalography (EEG) frequency. The effect on behavior was observed during 10 min: 1) following the 5-minute exposure to EMR and 2) during the 10-minute exposure. Low intensity EMR of the above mentioned parameters and pulse modulation of 4, 8, 10 and 13 Hz was found to inhibit development of phobia to pain, increase the number of punishable contacts. It testifies to the existence of a weak anxiolytic effect which is similar to the effect of tranquilizers. If animals were exposed to EMR following administration of phenazepam, the radiation was shown to produce potentiation of the anxiolytic effect ofphenazepam. Effect of phenazepam is associated with activation ofbenzdiazipine receptors in the structure ofGABA-ergic receptor complex, which regulates neural membrane chloride channel conductance. We can suggest that anxiolytic and neurodepressive effects of EMR are realized to some extent at the level of ionophore and regulatory receptor complexes.

[Experimental assessment of embryotoxic action of low intensity ionizing irradiation in different periods of intrauterine development].

The prolonged ionizing radiation exposure at the absorbed doze rate of 2.6 mGy/hour and the total accumulated doze of about 20 cGy during different periods of the intrauterine development caused disorders of a coordinated development of organs and the decrease of endurance in physical activity in the postnatal ontogenesis of the irradiated posterity. The results obtained are comparable to the consequences of irradiation exposure of the fetus at the accumulated doze of 125 cGy during all stages of pregnancy and give grounds for considering radiation exposure at the above-mentioned rate (20 cGy) as a biologically significant factor.

[Psychophysiological development of two generations of female rats chronically exposed to gamma-irradiation during pregnancy in the total dose of 1 Gy and its modification by melanin].

The purpose of the work was to study the embryotoxic action of chronic gamma-irradiation of pregnant female rats (F0) during the first 10 days of pregnancy in the total dose of 1 Gy (mean dose rate of 5.31 mGy/hour) on psychophysiological development of posterity of the first (F1) and the second (F2) generations and its modification by natural pigment melanin (peroral 10 mg/kg once per day during the irradiation). 54 pregnant female Wistar rats were the objects of research were their 180 descendants of the first generation and about 400 descendants of the second generation of maternal and of paternal lines. Psychophysiological development and its correction by melanin estimated on ability to learning with the test of training a conditioned avoidance reflex in the shuttle box. Precise negative action of gamma-irradiation in the aforesaid dose on psychophysiological development of posterity of the first generation is established. At rats of the second generation the inferiority is shown mainly at descendants of maternal line. Application of melanin of natural origin in most cases diminished negative consequences of the irradiation.

[Thermocompensatory reactions of rabbits in response to microwave irradiation at different environmental temperatures]. / Termokompensatornye reaktsii krolikov v otvet na mikrovolnovoe obluchenie pri razlichnykh temperaturakh okruzhaiushchei sredy.

Thermogenic effectiveness of electromagnetic irradiation (EMI) of UHF range (7 GHz) in the dependence on intensity (10-100 mW/cm2) and environmental temperature was studied in experiments with rabbits. Synergistic interaction of EMI and high ambient temperature was established. The existence of optimal EMI and high ambient temperature was established. The existence of optimal EMI intensity at which the synergy was maximal was shown. It is concluded that this interaction should be taken into account for hygienic standardization of nonionizing EMI.

[Experimental estimation of thermogenic levels of acute microwave exposure for different animal species]. / Eksperimental'naia otsenka termogennykh urovnei ostrogo mikrovolnovogo oblucheniia dlia zhivotnykh raznykh vidov.

In experiments on laboratory animals it was found the different patterns of reactions in response to acute thermogenic 7 GHz CW microwave exposures. The effects were related specifically to the intensity of the field. SAR equal 0.5-0.7 power of basal metabolism of different species did not result in increase of body temperature. At SARs over intensity of basal metabolism (up to 1.5-2.0 basal metabolism for the mice and for the rats and up to 1.5 for the rabbits) the "stepped" pattern of body heating with periods of rectal temperature stabilization was observed. This results may have implications for prognostic estimation of dose-temporal limits of endurable intensities of microwaves.