Human Melatonin during Continuous Magnetic Field Exposure

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-171

  Graham, Charles ^a   Cook, Mary R ^a   Riffle, Donald W ^a  

^a MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Electromagnetic field; Extremely low frequency; Human; Neuroendocrine

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; HORMONES;

BLOOD LEVELS; CANCER; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; FIELD EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN VOLUNTEERS; INTERMITTENT EXPOSURES; MAGNETIC-FIELD; NEUROENDOCRINE; POWER FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030623339     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-186x(1997)18:2<166::aid-bem9>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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