Effects of 50 Hz electromagnetic fields on electroencephalographic alpha activity, dental pain threshold and cardiovascular parameters in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 382, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 112-117

  Ghione, Sergio ^a   Del Seppia, Cristina ^a   Mezzasalma, Lorena ^a   Bonfiglio, Luca ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

50 Hz electromagnetic fields; Attention; Cardiovascular; EEG alpha activity; Human; Pain

Indexed keywords

OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; HEAD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; TOOTH PAIN;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ATTENTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; DENTAL PULP; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; TOOTH;

EID: 19444370822     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.02.072     Document Type: Article

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