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Thyroid morphology and activity does not respond to ELF electromagnetic field exposures

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The hypothesis that the thyroid is the sensitive organ for extremely low frequency electromagnetic field effects was tested. Rats that had been exposed either perinatally or as adults to several intensities of 0.5 Hz magnetic fields displayed no significant alterations in thyroid morphology or circulating hormone measures.

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  1. Behavioral Neurobiology Laboratory, Laurentian University, P3E 2C6, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

    G. F. Lafrenière & M. A. Persinger

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Thanks to the technical staff of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory at Laurentian Hospital.

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Lafrenière, G.F., Persinger, M.A. Thyroid morphology and activity does not respond to ELF electromagnetic field exposures. Experientia 35, 561–562 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922772

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