title: Chronic exposure to 2.9 mT, 40 Hz magnetic field reduces melatonin concentrations in humans.
abstract: Diurnal rhythm of serum melatonin concentrations was estimated in 12 men with low back pain syndrome before and after exposure to a very low-frequency magnetic field (2.9 mT, 40 Hz, square wave, bipolar). Patients were exposed to the magnetic field for 3 weeks (20 min per day, 5 days per week) either in the morning (at 10:00 hr) or in the late afternoon (at 18:00 hr). Significant depression in nocturnal melatonin rise was observed regardless of the time of exposure. This phenomenon was characteristic for all the subjects, although the percent of inhibition of melatonin secretion varied among the studied individuals.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland. Micha.7497401@pharmanet.com.pl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karasek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woldanska-Okonska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Czernicki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zylinska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swietoslawski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D008550:Melatonin