title: Long-term changes in open field activity of male mice irradiated with low levels of gamma rays at late stage of development.
abstract: The open field activity of first generation (F1) hybrid male C57BL/6 x C3H mice irradiated with gamma-rays on the 14th day of gestation was studied at the following ages: 6-7 months, 12-13 months and 19-20 months. Doses were 0.1 Gy or 0.2 Gy. Open field activity was recorded with a camera. The camera output signal was recorded every sec through an A/D converter to a personal computer. The field was divided into 25 units of 8 cm square. All recordings were continuous for 60 min. The time which the 0.2-Gy group recorded at 6-7 months, spent in the 4 squares in the corner fields was high in comparison with the control group at the same age. The walking distance of the 0.1-Gy group recorded at 12-13 months was longer than that for the age matched control group. No effect of radiation was found on any of the behaviors observed and recorded at 19-20 months. The results demonstrate that exposure to low levels of gamma-rays on the 14th day of gestation results in behavioral changes, which occur at 6-7 and 12-13 months but not 19-20 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Yamanashi Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minamisawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirokaga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011829:Radiation Dosage