Exposure to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields improves social recognition in male rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 685-690

  Vázquez García, Mario ^a   Elías Viñas, David ^b   Reyes Guerrero, Gloria ^a   Domínguez González, Alejandro ^a   Verdugo Díaz, Leticia ^a   Guevara Guzmán, Rosalinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

60 Hz; Learning; Olfactory memory; Short term memory; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; JUVENILE; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 4344648207     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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