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ArticleBioelectromagnetics2025

Characterization of the Core Temperature Response of Free-Moving Rats to 1.95 GHz Electromagnetic Fields.

Nathan Bala, Rodney J Croft, Robert L McIntosh, Steve Iskra, John V Frankland, Raymond J McKenzie, Chao Deng

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Nathan BalaUniversity of Wollongong, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Science, and Molecular Horizons, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Rodney J CroftWollongong Bioelectromagnetics Laboratory, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5986-9136
Robert L McIntoshSwinburne University of Technology, 6G Research and Innovation Lab, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.
Steve IskraSwinburne University of Technology, 6G Research and Innovation Lab, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.
John V FranklandSwinburne University of Technology, 6G Research and Innovation Lab, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.
Raymond J McKenzieSwinburne University of Technology, 6G Research and Innovation Lab, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.
Chao DengUniversity of Wollongong, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Science, and Molecular Horizons, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1147-5741

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This research was supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant (APP1187301) to Chao Deng and Rodney J. Croft.
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Abstract

The present study investigated the core body temperature (CBT) response of free-moving adult male and female Sprague Dawley rats, during and following a 3-h exposure to 1.95 GHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) within custom-built reverberation chambers, using temperature capsules implanted within the intraperitoneal cavity and data transmitted via radiotelemetry. Comparing RF-EMF exposures (at Whole-Body Average-Specific Absorption Rate [WBA-SAR] levels of 0.1, 0.4, and 4 W/kg) to the sham exposed condition, we identified a statistically significant peak increase in CBT after 26 min of RF-EMF exposure at 4 W/kg (+0.49°C), but not in the 0.1 or 0.4 W/kg conditions at the same timepoint. In the last 30 min of the RF-EMF exposure, temperature was significantly increased in both the 4 W/kg (0.62°C) and 0.4 W/kg (0.14°C) conditions, but not 0.1 W/kg, when compared to sham. After 20 min following cessation of exposure, post temperature was still significantly higher in the 4 W/kg condition when compared to the sham (0.37°C), but not in either 0.1 or 0.4 W/kg. Based on our findings, it is apparent that rats can effectively compensate for increased thermal loads of up to 4 W/kg as the maximum temperature rise was substantially lower than 1°C. In addition, the elevated CBT during exposure in the 4 W/kg condition was significantly reduced immediately after exposure cessation, indicating that measures of CBT following RF-EMF exposure cessation may not reflect maximum RF-EMF-mediated changes in the CBT of rats. Bioelectromagnetics. 00:00-00, 2025. © 2025 Bioelectromagnetics Society.

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Body TemperatureElectromagnetic FieldsAnimalsFemaleMaleRadio WavesRatsRats, Sprague-Dawleybody temperatureradiofrequency electromagnetic fieldsradiotelemetryrat

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PMCPMC12199690

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