Biological effects of high-strength electric fields on small laboratory animals. Interim report, March 1, 1978-September 30, 1979

Abstract

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Development of young rats and rabbits exposed to a strong electric field

“…Most authors have not reported any differences between exposed and nonexposed animals [e.g., Phillips et al, 1979;Fam, 19801. Other authors, however, have reported a reduction in rate of growth at either high field strength [Knickerbocker et al, 1967;Cerretelli et al, 19791 or low field strength [Marino et al, 1976al.…”

Electrical parameters in 60-Hz biological exposure systems and their measurement :

“…The reader is referred to the literature for a discussion of these and other parameters [9][10][11][12]. This report, while tutorial in nature, assumes that the reader is familiar with the subjects of electricity and magnetism as presented in an introductory college physics course.…”

Hematologic and serum chemistry studies in rats exposed to 60‐Hz electric fields

“…The exposure systems have been extensively characterized [Phillips and Kaune, 1977;Phillips et al, 1978;Phillips et al, 1979;Kaune and Phillips, 19801. The electric field is uniform to within ?4% inside a rat cage, and its total harmonic distortion is 0.3%.…”