| Literature DB >> 3741497 |
B W Wilson, E K Chess, L E Anderson.
Abstract
Rats exposed for 3 weeks to uniform 60-Hz electric fields of 39 kV/m (effective field strength) failed to show normal pineal gland circadian rhythms in serotonin N-acetyl transferase activity and melatonin concentrations. The time required for recovery of the melatonin rhythm after cessation of field exposure was determined to be less than 3 days. The rapid recovery suggests that the overall metabolic competence of the pineal is not permanently compromised by electric-field exposure, and that the circadian rhythm effect may be neuronally mediated.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3741497 DOI: 10.1002/bem.2250070213
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioelectromagnetics ISSN: 0197-8462 Impact factor: 2.010