The Effects of 900 Megahertz Electromagnetic Field Applied in the Prenatal Period on Spinal Cord Morphology and Motor Behavior in Female Rat Pups

Volume 11 No 4 (2013)

Ersan Odacı, Ayşe İkinci, Mehmet Yıldırım, Haydar Kaya , Metehan Akça , Hatice Hancı, Osman Fikret Sönmez , Ali Aslan, Mukadder Okuyan , Orhan Baş

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of a 900 megahertz (MHz) electromagnetic field (EMF) applied in the prenatal period on the spinal cord and motor behavior of female rat pups. Beginning of the study, female Sprague Dawley rats (180– 250 g) were left to mate with male rats. Rats identified as pregnant were then divided into control (n=3) and EMF groups (n=3).

Keywords

female rat, electromagnetic field, spinal cord, motor behavior

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