Deficits in Spatial Learning after Exposure of Mice to a 50 Hz Magnetic Field

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-84

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

^a Natl Radiological Protection Board   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ELF; Memory; Radial arm maze; Rodents

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS;

ELF; EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS; EXPOSED TO; LEARNING TASKS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; RADIAL ARM MAZE; RODENT; SINUSOIDAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; SPATIAL LEARNING; TESTING SESSIONS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

RODENTIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; C57BL MOUSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031611180     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1998)19:2<79::AID-BEM4>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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