Melatonin and puberty in female lambs exposed to EMF: A replicate study

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · Bioelectromagnetics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.2250160208· OSTI ID:46054

Lee, Jr, J M ^[1]; Stormshak, F; Thompson, J M ^[2]; Hess, D L ^[3]; Foster, D L ^[4]

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1. Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (United States)
2. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). Dept. of Animal Sciences
3. Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR (United States)
4. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

In an earlier study, the authors found no effects of 60 Hz electric and magnetic fields (EMF) from a 500 kV transmission line on serum melatonin patterns or on puberty in ten female Suffolk lambs (Ovis aries). The authors conducted a larger replicate study of 15 lambs exposed to a mean electric field of 6.3 kV/m and a mean magnetic field of 3.77 {mu}T and 15 controls exposed to EMF two orders of magnitude weaker than in the line area. The replicate produced essentially the same results as their previous study.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 46054
• Journal Information: Bioelectromagnetics, Vol. 16, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
MELATONIN
BIOSYNTHESIS
SHEEP
SENSITIVITY
POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
INHIBITION