Occupational magnetic field exposure and melatonin: Interaction with light-at-night

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 423-426

  Juutilainen, Jukka ^a   Kumlin, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

6 hydroxy melatonin sulfate; ELF magnetic fields; Human

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

6-HYDROXY MELATONIN SULPHATE; ELF MAGNETIC FIELDS; EXPOSED TO; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; FIELD EXPOSURE; FOUR-GROUP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MAGNETIC-FIELD EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRE DATA;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT; LIGHT AT NIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; MEASUREMENT; MELANOGENESIS; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 33745758233     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20231     Document Type: Article

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