Effects of non-lethal doses of ionising radiation on the instrumental behaviour of rats

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-247

  Tukalenko, Eugene V ^a   Varetsky, Vyacheslav V ^a   Rakochi, Olexander G ^a   Dmitrieva, Inna R ^a   Makarchuk, Mikola U ^a  

^a STATE INSTITUTION NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR RADIATION MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Dose dependence; Instrumental conditioned behaviour of rats; Non lethal ionising radiation; Seasonal peculiarities of biological effects

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 41149160868     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2007.015819     Document Type: Article

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