An automated swim alley for small animals: I. Instrumentation
NANCY W. KING, EDWARD L. HUNT, RICHARD D. CASTRO, and RICHARD D. PHILLIPS · 1974
This 1974 paper describes testing equipment that would later prove essential for measuring EMF effects on animal performance and behavior.
Plain English Summary
This 1974 study describes an automated swimming apparatus designed to test long-term physical performance in laboratory rats. The device measures swimming speed and endurance by having rats swim back and forth between alternately raised and lowered platforms in temperature-controlled water. This appears to be a methodological paper describing research equipment rather than reporting specific EMF exposure findings.
Why This Matters
While this study doesn't directly examine EMF effects, it represents the type of behavioral and physiological testing apparatus that became crucial for later EMF research on laboratory animals. The automated swim alley described here would prove invaluable for researchers studying how electromagnetic field exposure affects motor function, endurance, and stress responses in rodents. Many subsequent EMF studies have used similar swimming performance tests to evaluate whether radiation exposure impairs physical coordination, stamina, or neurological function. The precision measurement capabilities described in this 1974 paper laid groundwork for the rigorous testing protocols needed to detect subtle EMF-induced changes in animal behavior and performance that might otherwise go unnoticed in standard laboratory observations.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Show BibTeX
@article{an_automated_swim_alley_for_small_animals_i_instrumentation_g7067,
author = {NANCY W. KING and EDWARD L. HUNT and RICHARD D. CASTRO and and RICHARD D. PHILLIPS},
title = {An automated swim alley for small animals: I. Instrumentation},
year = {1974},
}