1800 MHz electromagnetic field effects on melatonin release from isolated pineal glands

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-91

  Sukhotina, Irina ^a,b   Streckert, Joachim R ^c   Bitz, Andreas K ^c   Hansen, Volkert W ^c   Lerchl, Alexander ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b PAVLOV FIRST SAINT PETERSBURG STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Hamsters; Melatonin; Mobile phone; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; MELATONIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PINEAL BODY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SIGNAL DETECTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; HAMSTER; IN VITRO STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MELATONIN; PHODOPUS; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 33644879224     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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