50 Hz Magnetic Field Effects on the Performance of a Spatial Learning Task by Mice

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 486-493

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

^a Natl Radiological Protection Board   (United Kingdom)

^b NRPB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ELF; Magnetic fields; Memory; Power frequency; Radial arm maze; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS;

ELF; FORAGING BEHAVIOURS; INTENSE MAGNETIC FIELDS; LEARNING TASKS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MAGNETIC-FIELD EFFECTS; PERFORMANCE; POWER FREQUENCY; RADIAL ARM MAZE; SPATIAL LEARNING;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAGNETISM; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032253628     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1998)19:8<486::AID-BEM6>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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