Does whole body exposure to GSM-950 MHz electromagnetic fields affect acquisition and consolidation of spatial information in rats?

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-62

  Jadidi, M ^a   Firoozabadi, S M ^b   Rashidy Pour, A ^a   Bolouri, B ^c   Fathollahi, Y ^b   Sajadi, A A ^b  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

950 MHZ wave; EMFs; Morris water maze; Spatial memory; Whole body exposure

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 77951555126     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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