Evaluation of the nocturnal levels of urinary biogenic amines in men exposed overnight to 50-Hz magnetic field

Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3073-3082

  Selmaoui, B ^a   Aymard, N ^b   Lambrozo, J ^c   Touitou, Y ^d  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

3,4 Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid; 5 Hydroxyindoleacetic acid; Adrenaline; Biogenic amines; Dihydroxyphenylalanine; Dopamine; Homovanillic acid; Magnetic field; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ADRENALIN; BIOGENIC AMINE; DOPA; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0141783716     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.03.002     Document Type: Article

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