Acute exposure to power-frequency magnetic fields has no effect on the acquisition of a spatial learning task by adult male mice

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 180-186

  Sienkiewicz, Zenon J ^a,b   Haylock, Richard G E ^a   Saunders, Richard D ^a  

^a Natl Radiological Protection Board   (United Kingdom)

^b Natl Radiological Protection Board   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

50 Hz; Electromagnetic fields; Memory; Radial arm maze; Rodents

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAMMALS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD;

50 HZ; EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS; LEARNING TASKS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MALE MOUSE; PERFORMANCE; POWER FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; RADIAL-ARM MAZE; RODENT; SPATIAL LEARNING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVALUATION; MAGNETISM; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; TIME;

ANIMALS; EVALUATION STUDIES; MAGNETICS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030328757     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1996)17:3<180::aid-bem3>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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