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The histochemical method (silver impregnation according to Giroud and Leblond for ascorbic acid. sudan staining of lipoids) and polarization microscopy were used for studying the effect of a single exposure to microwave radiation on the hormonal activity of the adrenal cortex.
A distinct and statistically significant change in hormonal activity was noted in the adrenal cortex; this occurred within the first 1.5–2 weeks after the effect of the microwave radiation manifested itself in an initial intensified discharge of functionally active substances into the blood stream and their subsequent accumulation in the adrenal cortex cells.
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Leites, F.L., Skurikhina, L.A. The effect of microwaves on the hormonal activity of the adrenal cortex. Bull Exp Biol Med 52, 1387–1390 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00785301
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