A method for detecting the effect of magnetic field on activity changes of neuronal populations of Morimus funereus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Modification of a new method for detecting changes in the activities of neuronal population and the nearest neuron is described. Preliminary measurements of the influence of a static magnetic field (2 mT) on neuronal population activity on eight individuals of an endangered insect species Morimus funereus are included. Five minutes exposure produced both excitatory (5/8) and inhibitory (3/8) effect on the activity of neuronal population of M. funereus antennal lobe. However, when the reversibility of induced effects was quantitatively analyzed, our results showed that they were prevailingly irreversible: (7/8) for the population, (6/8) for the nearest neuron.
Todorović
Dajana
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Department of Insect Physiology and Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research, Despot Stefan Boulevard 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. dajana@ibiss.bg.ac.yu
Kalauzi
Aleksandar
A
Prolić
Zlatko
Z
Jović
Milos
M
Mutavdzić
Dragosav
D
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*