Morphological Changes of Cerebrum in Rabbits Exposed to Microwaves.
- Author:
Kyoung Yeob LEE
1
;
Seung Chan BAEK
;
Seong Ho KIM
;
Dong Ro HAN
;
Jang Ho BAE
;
Sam Kyu KO
;
Oh Lyong KIM
;
Yong Chul CHI
;
Byung Yearn CHOI
;
Soo Ho CHO
;
Hyun Jin SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Microwave;
Myelinated nerve fiber;
Unmyelinated nerve fiber;
Reversability
- MeSH:
Brain;
Cerebrum*;
Microwaves*;
Mitochondria;
Myelin Sheath;
Nerve Fibers;
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated;
Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated;
Neurons;
Rabbits*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1994;23(7):753-767
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The author measured the severity of brain damage of 36 rabbits irradiated 2.45 GHz microwave for 10 minutes, 20 minutes and 30 minutes, respectively. Electromicroscopic and light microscopic findings of just after, 1 weeks, 2 weeks and 4 weeks after irradiated brain were compared in each time. Swelling and vacualization of nerve cell and mitochondria were noted. Also these changes tend to increased severity along amount of radiation, but revealed reversible changes with time. Myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers were examined as same manner. These nerve fibers also revealed swelling and vascuolization, these findings also tend to increase severity with irradiation power and more prominent at unmyelinated nerve fibers. Reversability of these findings after each time period were more prominent in myelinated nerve fibers than unmyelinated nerve fibers.
