The behavior and memory of rats irradiated with an electromagnetic field in the prenatal period

Tea Museliani 1, 2, 3, *, Gogi Jikia 1, 3, Khatuna Dondoladze 1, 2 and Levan Tsitskishvili 1, 3

1 Laboratory of Radiobiology, I. Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2 Faculty of Medicine,,European University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
3 Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Biosystem Engineering, Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 12(01), 2709–2714.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.1042
 
Publication history: 
Received on 28 April 2024; revised on 13 June 2024; accepted on 16 June 2024
 
Abstract: 
The aim of the research was to study the effect of 1800 MHz electromagnetic field on the behavior and memory of rats after prenatal irradiation. The research object was 20 white rats. The electromagnetic field, generated by the GSM system. Rat offspring irradiation was occurred every 10 minutes for 10 seconds, 5 days a week for 6 hours, the rats of the control group were in the same conditions, but without exposure to EMF. Three-week-old rats, the emotional-motivational behavior was studied with the "open field" and Elevated cross Maze, memory study with the Passive Avoidance Test. The study showed that the emotional and motivational behavior, memory of the animals in the experimental group fundamentally changed compared to the control group.
The results of the research show that during the prenatal development of a living organism, exposure to an electromagnetic field with a frequency of 1800 MHz has a negative effect, which is manifested in behavioral changes, anxiety, and memory deterioration. Therefore, it is important to regulate the impact of GSM system generators on the population.
 
Keywords: 
EMF; Behavior; Memory; Offspring rats
 
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