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

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For centuries the idea that animals respond to ambient magnetic fields (MF) has been restricted largely to speculations based on rare observations in the field. However, in the past few decades a slow but gradual increase in scientific interest has begun to delineate some aspects of magnetoreception in vertebrates (Adey, 1981; Gould, 1983; Kirschvink, 1989). The ultimate goal of these studies has been, and continues to be, the identification of physiological and anatomical components of a magnetoreceptor.

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  1. Institute for Circadian Physiology, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

    Martin C. Moore-Ede

  2. Department of Psychiatry Institute of Chronobiology, New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, 21 Bloomingdale Road, 10605, White Plains, NY, USA

    Scott S. Campbell

  3. Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Russel J. Reiter

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Olcese, J.M. (1992). Magnetoreception in Rodents: Involvement of the Eyes and the Pineal Organ may be Evidence for a Chronobiological Substrate. In: Moore-Ede, M.C., Campbell, S.S., Reiter, R.J. (eds) Electromagnetic Fields and Circadian Rhythmicity. Circadian Factors in Human Health and Performance. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6799-4_5

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