• DocumentCode
    3044992
  • Title

    Behavioral responses of rats to acute EMP fields

  • Author

    Akyel, Y. ; Raslear, T.G. ; Bates, F.

  • Author_Institution
    OGDEN BioServices Corp., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
  • Firstpage
    287
  • Lastpage
    288
  • Abstract
    To address widespread concerns on the behavioral effects of electromagnetic pulses two experiments were performed. Porsolt´s forced-swimming test did not reveal any reliable differences between the immobility time of the rats that were sham-exposed or exposed to 200 EM pulses with 7 ns rise time and a peak field strength of 100 kV/m. However, rats, when given a choice, reliably preferred the side of a Plexiglas tube that was exposed to EM pulses. More research on biological and behavioral effects of EMP fields was recommended.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; biomagnetism; Plexiglas tube; Porsolt´s forced swimming test; acute EMP field; behavioral response; electromagnetic pulse; immobility time; rats; time 7 ns; Europe;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Paris
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-0816-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760968
  • Filename
    5760968
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3044992