Behavioral testing of mice exposed to intermediate frequency magnetic fields indicates mild memory impairment.

ABSTRACT: Human exposure to intermediate frequency magnetic fields (MF) is increasing due to applications like electronic article surveillance systems and induction heating cooking hobs. However, limited data is available on their possible health effects. The present study assessed behavioral and histopathological consequences of exposing mice to 7.5 kHz MF at 12 or 120 μT for 5 weeks. No effects were observed on body weight, spontaneous activity, motor coordination, level of anxiety or aggression. In the Morris swim task, mice in the 120 μT group showed less steep learning curve than the other groups, but did not differ from controls in their search bias in the probe test. The passive avoidance task indicated a clear impairment of memory over 48 h in the 120 μT group. No effects on astroglial activ

SUBMITTER: Kumari K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5714647 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature