Ivanov A N
Department of Normal Physiology, V. I. Razumovsky State Medical University, Saratov, Russia.
Bull Exp Biol Med. 2013 Jan;154(3):309-11. doi: 10.1007/s10517-013-1938-2.
We studied the effects of irradiation with teraherz electromagnetic waves at frequencies corresponding to nitric oxide emission and absorption molecular spectrum (150,176-150,664 GHz) on activity of the sympathoadrenal and pituitary-adrenal axes of the stress response in albino male rats under conditions of acute immobilization stress. It was shown that terahertz waves exert stress-limiting effect and are capable of reducing the levels of catecholamines, corticotropin, and corticosterone in male rats exposed to acute stress.