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Melatonin and magnetic fields.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2002 Apr; 23 Suppl 1:84-7.NE

Abstract

There is public health concern raised by epidemiological studies indicating that extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields generated by electric power distribution systems in the environment may be hazardous. Possible carcinogenic effects of magnetic field in combination with suggested oncostatic action of melatonin lead to the hypothesis that the primary effects of electric and magnetic fields exposure is a reduction of melatonin synthesis which, in turn, may promote cancer growth. In this review the data on the influence of magnetic fields on melatonin synthesis, both in the animals and humans, are briefly presented and discussed.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Karasek M
Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Chair of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Lodz. Poland. karasek@csk.am.lodz.pl
Lerchl A
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsAnticarcinogenic AgentsElectromagnetic FieldsHumansMelatoninNeoplasms

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12019358

Citation

Karasek, Michal, and Alexander Lerchl. "Melatonin and Magnetic Fields." Neuro Endocrinology Letters, vol. 23 Suppl 1, 2002, pp. 84-7.
Karasek M, Lerchl A. Melatonin and magnetic fields. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2002;23 Suppl 1:84-7.
Karasek, M., & Lerchl, A. (2002). Melatonin and magnetic fields. Neuro Endocrinology Letters, 23 Suppl 1, 84-7.
Karasek M, Lerchl A. Melatonin and Magnetic Fields. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2002;23 Suppl 1:84-7. PubMed PMID: 12019358.
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