Electromagnetic Fields and Circadian Rhythmicity

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-2

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Martin C. Moore-Ede, Scott S. Campbell, Russel J. Reiter

      Pages 3-10

3. Effects on Circadian Rhythm of Pineal Melatonin

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Changes in Circadian Melatonin Synthesis in the Pineal Gland of Animals Exposed to Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation: A Summary of Observations and Speculation on Their Implications

      • Russel J. Reiter

      Pages 13-27

   3. Effects of Electromagnetic Field Exposure on Neuroendocrine Function

      • Bary W. Wilson, Richard G. Stevens, Larry E. Anderson

      Pages 29-50

4. The Search for Magnetoreceptors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Pineal Function in Mammals and Birds is Altered by Earth-Strength Magnetic Fields

      • Peter Semm

      Pages 53-62

   3. Magnetoreception in Rodents: Involvement of the Eyes and the Pineal Organ may be Evidence for a Chronobiological Substrate

      • James M. Olcese

      Pages 63-73

5. Effects on Other Neuroendocrine Circadian Rhythms

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Factors in Postmeridial Hormone Changes Among Rats in Electric Field Exposure Studies

      • Sol M. Michaelson, Shin-Tsu Lu

      Pages 77-94

   3. Magnetic Fields, Opioid Systems, and Day-Night Rhythms of Behavior

      • Martin Kavaliers, Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

      Pages 95-117

6. Effects on Circadian Rhythms in Behavior

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119

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   2. Circadian Rhythmicity of Man Under the Influence of Weak Electromagnetic Fields

      • Rütger A. Wever

      Pages 121-139

   3. The Stability of the Circadian Rhythm of the Green Finch (Carduelis chloris) Either in a Weak 10-Hz Electric Field or a Negatively Ionized Atmosphere

      • Thomas Lintzen, Günther Boese, Michael Müller, Heinrich Falk, Joseph Eichmeier, Gerhard Ruhenstroth-Bauer

      Pages 141-150

   4. Operant Response Rate as a Function of Time of Day and Early Electromagnetic Exposure on Rats Tested as Adults

      • Steven J. Freimark, Kurt Salzinger, Malcolm McCullough, Donald Phillips, Leo Birenbaum

      Pages 151-166

   5. Studies on the Effects of 60-Hz Electric and Magnetic Fields on Neuroendocrine Circadian Rhythmicity in Nonhuman Primates

      • Walter R. Rogers, Anthony M. Coelho, Stephen P. Easley, Jeffrey H. Lucas, Gary T. Moore, John L. Orr et al.

      Pages 167-186

7. Discussant Commentaries

   1. Discussant Commentaries

      • Alfred J. Lewy

      Pages 187-200

8. Back Matter

   Pages 201-210

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This book is the first in a new series entitled ''Advances in Circadian Physiology." Our aim in this and subsequent volumes is to document and critically analyze the state of knowledge on biological clocks, circadian rhythms and their applications to human health, safety, performance and productivity. In the past twenty years, scientists have uncovered an elegant system of biological clocks in the brain that govern the daily rhythms of sleep and alertness, hormone levels and temperature and a myriad other aspects of body function. From the first identification of the suprachiasmatic biological clock in the early 1970s, this field of research has exploded in information and implication. These biological clocks, so perfectly attuned to the pace of a bygone era, are the root cause of the human fatigue, error, accidents and reduced productivity precipi­ tated by the around-the-clock challenges of today's industry and society. Research on these clocks offers the promise of fundamental solutions which can help the human race adjust physiologically to the technology-paced world we have created.

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• physiology
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• time

• Institute for Circadian Physiology, Boston, USA

  Martin C. Moore-Ede

• Department of Psychiatry Institute of Chronobiology, New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, White Plains, USA

  Scott S. Campbell

• Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

  Russel J. Reiter

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