Spatial learning deficit in the rat after exposure to a 60 Hz magnetic field

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 494-496

  Lai, Henry ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinergic systems; Extremely low frequency magnetic field; Learning; Radial arm maze; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

RATS;

BEHAVIOURAL TESTS; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEMS; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; LEARNING; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MEMORY FUNCTIONS; RADIAL-ARM MAZE; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY; TRAINING SESSIONS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAGNETISM; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030345863     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1996)17:6<494::AID-BEM9>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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