Electromagnetic Screening Alters Behavior in Rats

Prolonged electromagnetic screening (19 hours/day for 10 days) was found to induce an increase in the duration of passive swimming and a decrease in the duration of active swimming in the Porsolt test in male rats, along with a decrease in sexual motivation. There were no significant changes in the...

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Published in:Neuroscience and behavioral physiology 2016-09, Vol.46 (7), p.770-775
Main Authors: Temur’yants, N. A., Kostyuk, A. S., Tumanyants, K. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Mental depression
Motivation
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
Open-field behavior
Rats
Rodents
Sexual behavior
Swimming
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Summary:Prolonged electromagnetic screening (19 hours/day for 10 days) was found to induce an increase in the duration of passive swimming and a decrease in the duration of active swimming in the Porsolt test in male rats, along with a decrease in sexual motivation. There were no significant changes in the animals’ behavior in an open field test. These results lead to the conclusion that prolonged electromagnetic screening produces depression-like behavior in rats.
ISSN:0097-0549
1573-899X
DOI:10.1007/s11055-016-0309-7