THE INFLUENCE OF IONIZING AND NON-IONIZING RADIATION ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF FEMALE RATS IN THE «OPEN FIELD» TEST

Objective: to investigate the changes in behavioral response of female rats in the «open field» test in the conditions of radiation with electromagnetic fields of radio frequencies and ionizing radiation at doses of 0.5 and 1.0 Gy. Material and methods. The experiment was conducted on 60 female laboratory rats (6 months) exposed to separate and combined effects of external ionizing radiation (0.5 and 1.0 Gy) and electromagnetic radiation for 15 days. Emotional reactivity, locomotor and exploratory activity of animals were studied with the «open-field» test. Results. The effect of electromagnetic radiation of the range of cellular telecommunication modified the responses of the irradiated (0.5 and 1.0 Gy) female rats which were assessed according to their behavioral patterns in the «open field» test. Thus, the rats exposed to the combined effect of the factors revealed the highest integral level of anxiety.