title: Static magnetic fields decrease nocturnal pineal cAMP in the rat.
abstract: Magnetosensitivity of the rat's pineal cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) system was investigated. During their dark phase, rats were exposed for one hour to a static magnetic field (MF) inverting the horizontal component of the natural MF. MF-exposed animals showed a 38% decrease in pineal cAMP content (1.21 pmol/pineal gland) compared to a non-exposed control group (1.96 pmol/pineal gland).
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoophysiology, University of Tübingen, F.R.G.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wirz-Justice
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kräuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP