Evaluation in humans of the effects of radiocellular telephones on the circadian patterns of melatonin secretion, a chronobiological rhythm marker

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 237-242

  De Seze, René ^a,d   Ayoub, Jean ^a   Peray, Pascale ^b   Miro, Luis ^a   Touitou, Yvan ^c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Hopital Gaston Doumergue   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Faculte de Medecine   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Human study; Melatonin; Non ionizing radiation; Radiocellular telephones

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICROWAVES; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0032725321     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00621.x     Document Type: Article

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