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[Pharmacologic correction of learning and memory disorders induced by exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic
Biulleten' Eksperimental'Noi Biologii I Meditsiny
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
Acute exposure of rats to microwaves (12.6 chr, 2375 MHz, power density 1 mW/cm2) induced the retrograde amnesia. It was show the role of opioidergic, benzodiazepine, GABAergic and cholinergic components in the amnesic effects of microwaves. Piracetam (100 mg/kg, i. p.) and oxiracetam (10 mg/kg, i. p.) prevented the negative effects of microwaves on memory processes.
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