Effects of long-term electromagnetic field exposure on spatial learning and memory in rats

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-164

  Hao, Dongmei ^a   Yang, Lei ^a   Chen, Su ^b   Tong, Jun ^b   Tian, Yonghao ^b   Su, Benhang ^a   Wu, Shuicai ^a   Zeng, Yanjun ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Eight arm radial maze; Electromagnetic field; Hippocampal neuron; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPIKE WAVE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879688579     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-0970-8     Document Type: Article

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