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Title: Electric power, melatonin, and breast cancer

Abstract

In this paper, the epidemiology of breast cancer will be discussed, followed by a brief description of the effect of electric fields on melatonin and the relation of melatonin to mammary cancer in rats. Finally, there will be a consideration of factors such as alcohol that affect melatonin and their relation to breast cancer risk. 55 refs.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5819892
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-15201; CONF-8709165-1
ON: DE88000991
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: International workshop on the pineal gland and cancer, Tubingen, F.R. Germany, 8 Sep 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; CARCINOMAS; CARCINOGENESIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAMMARY GLANDS; MELATONIN; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; DAILY VARIATIONS; DIMETHYLBENZANTHRACENE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FATS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PENETRATION DEPTH; PINEAL GLAND; RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS; AMINES; AROMATICS; AZAARENES; AZOLES; BODY; CONDENSED AROMATICS; DISEASES; GLANDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; INDOLES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PATHOGENESIS; PYRROLES; TRYPTAMINES; VARIATIONS; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology

Citation Formats

Stevens, R G. Electric power, melatonin, and breast cancer. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Stevens, R G. Electric power, melatonin, and breast cancer. United States.
Stevens, R G. 1987. "Electric power, melatonin, and breast cancer". United States.
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year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
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