Experiments on effects of an intermittent 16.7-Hz magnetic field on salivaray melatonin concentrations, rectal temperature, and heart rate in humans

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-178

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

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

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Heart rate; Rectal temperature; Salivary melatonin concentrations

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BED REST; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA LEVEL; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT; STRESS; THERMISTOR;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; MALE; MELATONIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RECTUM; SALIVA;

EID: 0036524029     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-001-0292-2     Document Type: Article

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