Experiments on the effects of a continuous 16.7 Hz magnetic field on melatonin secretion, core body temperature, and heart rates in humans

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 581-588

  Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Künemund, Christa ^a   Blaszkewicz, Meinolf ^a   Golka, Klaus ^a   Mehnert, Peter ^a   Degen, Gisela ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Core body temperature; Extremely low frequency magnetic field; Heart rates; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROL SESSIONS; CORE BODY; CORE BODY TEMPERATURE; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; HEART-RATE; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MELATONIN; REVERSE ORDER;

HEART;

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; MALE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAGNETICS; MALE; MELATONIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035654746     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.87     Document Type: Article

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