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Static Magnetic Field Exposure Affects Behavior and Learning in Rats

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The present work investigated the behavioral effects of a moderate exposure (1 h per day for 5 consecutive days) to a static magnetic field (SMF, 128 mT) in male rats. SMF effects were evaluated in two sets of control and SMF-exposed rats. One set of animals was used for evaluation of SMF potential effects on emotional behaviors in the elevated plus maze and in the open field. The other set of animals was tested for learning and memory abilities in different procedures of the Morris water maze task. We found no significant difference between control and SMF-exposed rats in anxiety tests. However, the ratio of open arms time in the plus maze was reduced by half in SMF-exposed rats. In the Morris water maze, SMF-exposed rats were partially impaired during the initial learning task as well as in the retention task at one week. We conclude that static magnetic field exposure altered emotional behaviors in the plus maze and led to cognitive impairments, or at least to substantial attention disorders, in the Morris water maze.

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hal-01576921 , version 1 (24-08-2017)

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Mohamed Ammari, Mustpha Jeljeli, Karima Maaroufi, Vincent Roy, Mohsen Sakly, et al.. Static Magnetic Field Exposure Affects Behavior and Learning in Rats. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 2008, 139, pp.550 - 196. ⟨10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1998)19:1<57::AID-BEM7>3.0.CO;2-3⟩. ⟨hal-01576921⟩
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