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Effect of low-intensity millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation on regeneration of the sciatic nerve in rats
L I Kolosova1, G N Akoev, V D Avelev
1Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.
Bioelectromagnetics
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
The effect of low-intensity millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation (MWR) on regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve after transection and microsurgical reapproximation was examined. Rats were exposed to 54 GHz MWR at a power density of 4 mW/cm2. It was found that MWR treatment of the femoral skin in the area of suture accelerated the regeneration of nerve fibers. At the twentieth postoperative day, the MWR-treated animals had a 32% increase in the regeneration distance compared to the control animals. The conduction velocity showed a 26% increase in the MWR-treated animals.