Static magnetic field exposure affects behavior and learning in rats

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-196

  Ammari, Mohamed ^a   Jeljeli, Mustpha ^a,b   Maaroufi, Karima ^a   Sakly, Mohsen ^a   Abdelmelek, Hafedh ^a   Roy, Vincent ^c  

^a Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

^b University of Tunis El Manar   (Tunisia)

^c Lab des Transp Intracellulaires   (France)

Author keywords

Elevated plus maze; Emotional behavior; Learning and memory; Morris water maze; Rats; Static magnetic field

Indexed keywords

RATING; RATS;

ELEVATED PLUS MAZE; EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR; LEARNING AND MEMORY; MORRIS WATER MAZE; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMOTIONS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 46249098837     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370802072158     Document Type: Article

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