ID Number		2007
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		50 Hz exposure to Djungarian hamsters, rats, and other vertebrates and analysis of melatonin production
Details		50 Hz ELF exposure to Djungarian hamsters, rats, and brook trout at levels between 1 and 450 microT and exposure duration ranging from 50-100 days. The authors report increased serum melatonin and testicular cell numbers, and decreased body weight but no dramatic effect on tumorigenesis. They suggest weak magnetic fields may affect reproductive and physiological function.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		International University Bremen, Germany - a.lerchl@iu-bremen.de
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		GERMANY
References		Lerchl, A et al. Neurosci Lett., (1998) 256:171-173 Niehaus, M et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, (1997) 234:707-711 Loscher, W et al. Radiation Research, (1998) 150:557-567
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