Effects of electromagnetic radiation (bright light, extremely low-frequency magnetic fields, infrared radiation) on the circadian rhythm of melatonin synthesis, rectal temperature, and heart rate

Industrial Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 320-327

  Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Künemund, Christa ^a   Blaszkewicz, Meinolf ^a   Lerchl, Alexander ^a   Degen, Gisela H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bright light; Extremely low frequency magnetic field; Heart rate; Infrared radiation; Melatonin; Rectal temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEART RATE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SHIFT WORKER;

EID: 0036807524     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.40.320     Document Type: Article

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