Do magnetic fields cause increased risk of childhood leukemia via melatonin disruption?

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2005, Pages

  Henshaw, Denis L ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Elf; Oxidative damage; Pineal; Power frequency

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DOUBLINGS; ELF; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC-FIELD; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; PINEAL; PINEAL GLAND; POWER FREQUENCY; POWER FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD;

DISEASES;

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARCINOGEN; DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; DNA; FERROUS GLUCONATE; KAINIC ACID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELATONIN; MEMBRANE LIPID; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; PROTEIN; SAFROLE; SCAVENGER;

CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPOSURE; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MELATONIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27144487788     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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