The influence of the low-frequency magnetic fields of different parameters on the secretion of cortisol in men

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-101

  Woldańska Okońska, Marta ^a   Czernicki, Jan ^a   Karasek, Michał ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cortisol secretion; Magnetic fields; Stressogenic effect

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETION (PROCESS); RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84876158191     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-013-0090-6     Document Type: Article

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