Assessment of the effects of nocturnal exposure to 50-Hz magnetic fields on the human circadian system. A comprehensive study of biochemical variables

Chronobiology International

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 789-810

  Selmaoui, Brahim ^a,b   Lambrozo, Jacques ^c   Touitou, Yvan ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b IBN TOFAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Clinical chemistry; Electrolytes; Enzymes; Magnetic field and humans; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMYLASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; ENZYME; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; IRON; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRANSFERRIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0032758572     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529909016946     Document Type: Article

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