Immediate Detection of X-rays by the Rat

Autor:	R. A. Koelling, B. H. Feder, J. Garcia, N. A. Buchwald
Rok vydání:	1962
Předmět:	Physics Lever medicine.medical_specialty Radiation Multidisciplinary business.product_category X-Rays Stimulus (physiology) Rats Toxicology Phosphene Endocrinology Internal medicine medicine Animals Lever pressing business
Zdroj:	Nature. 196:1014-1015
ISSN:	1476-4687 0028-0836
DOI:	10.1038/1961014a0
Popis:	An investigation was made of the ability of rats to perceive radiation and an attempt was made to determine the physiological receptor mechanism involved. X rays were used as a warning stimulus to signal the occurrence of a subsequent electric shock to the paws of normal and blind mice while pressing a lever to obtain food. X radiation caused an immediate arrest in the animals lever pressing behavior. Results indicate that doses as low as 0.05 r/sec were detected by all animals. It was concluded that phosphenes or other visual effects do not account for the response to x radiation.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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