Effects of magnetic field exposure on open field behaviour and nociceptive responses in mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Del Seppia, Cristina ^a   Mezzasalma, Lorena ^a   Choleris, Elena ^b   Luschi, Paolo ^c   Ghione, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Hot plate test; Magnetic fields; Mouse; Nociceptive response; Open field test

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HOT PLATE TEST; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOUSE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; SPECIES COMPARISON;

EID: 0041887160     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(03)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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