Influence of electromagnetic fields emitted by GSM-900 cellular telephones on the circadian patterns of gonadal, adrenal and pituitary hormones in men

Radiation Research

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-343

  Djeridane, Yasmina ^a   Touitou, Yvan ^a   De Seze, René ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; CORTICOSTEROID; HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; METABOLISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; TESTIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; PITUITARY HORMONES; TESTIS;

EID: 41649103075     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0922.1     Document Type: Article

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