Lack of Effect of 10 kV/m 60 Hz Electric Field Exposure on Pregnant Dairy Heifer Hormones

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 308-312

  Burchard, J F ^a,d   Nguyen, D H ^b   Monardes, H G ^a   Petitclerc, D ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; ELF; Extremely low frequency; IGF 1; Insulin; Melatonin; Progesterone; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

DAIRY CATTLES; ELF; EXPOSED TO; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; FIELD EXPOSURE; IGF-1; MELATONIN; PROGESTERON; PROLACTIN; VERTICAL ELECTRIC FIELDS;

INSULIN;

MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; JUGULAR VEIN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 2342460868     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20020     Document Type: Article

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