Behavioral effect of terahertz waves in male mice

N P Bondar; I L Kovalenko; D F Avgustinovich; A G Khamoyan; N N Kudryavtseva

doi:10.1007/s10517-008-0102-x

Behavioral effect of terahertz waves in male mice

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2008 Apr;145(4):401-5. doi: 10.1007/s10517-008-0102-x.

Authors

N P Bondar¹, I L Kovalenko, D F Avgustinovich, A G Khamoyan, N N Kudryavtseva

Affiliation

¹ Sector of Neurogenetics of Social Behavior, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.

PMID: 19110578
DOI: 10.1007/s10517-008-0102-x

Abstract

We studied the effect of terahertz waves (3.6 THz, 81.5 micro, 15 mW) on the behavior of mice. The mice perceived terahertz waves even after short-term exposure (15 min). The effect of terahertz waves was maximum in direct contact of the mice with the laser. Increased anxiety of experimental animals was observed on the next day after 30-min irradiation.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Animals
Behavior, Animal / radiation effects*
Exploratory Behavior / radiation effects
Lasers / adverse effects
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Nesting Behavior / radiation effects
Terahertz Radiation* / adverse effects
Time Factors