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Effect of short electromagnetic pulses on brain acetylcholine content and spontaneous motor activity of mice
Author(s) -
Modak A. T.,
Stavinoha W. B.,
Deam A. P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.2250020112
Subject(s) - acetylcholine , pulse (music) , motor activity , chemistry , endocrinology , nuclear magnetic resonance , medicine , physics , detector , optics
Abstract Mice were exposed to a single 15‐ms or 25‐ms pulse of 2,450‐MHz microwaves which increased brain temperature by 2 °C or 4 °C, respectively. Immediately after exposure, the mice became hypokinetic but began recovering within 5 minutes. The 25‐ms pulse (18.7 j deposited in the brain) caused a significant decrease in acetylcholine content of the whole brain, probably owing to increased permeability of the membrane.