Effect of Electromagnetic Pulses (EMP) on associative learning in mice and a preliminary study of mechanism

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1147-1154

  Chen, Yong Bin ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Liu, Jun Ye ^a   Zeng, Li Hua ^a   Wan, Yi ^a   Li, Yu Rong ^a   Ren, Dongqing ^a   Guo, G Z ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

associative learning; Electromagnetic pulse (EMP); Mice; oxidative stress; serum chemistry; tocopherol monoglucoside (TMG)

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOCOPHEROL DERIVATIVE; TOCOPHEROL MONOGLUCOSIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; GIGAHERTZ TRANSVERSE ELECTROMAGNETIC; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GLUCOSIDES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PULSATILE FLOW; TIME FACTORS; TOCOPHEROLS;

EID: 82955207541     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.584937     Document Type: Article

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