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Following the recent discovery that white blood cells release melatonin at up to five times the pineal concentration when challenged by a mitogen (PHA) we are investigating whether exposure to EMF in vitro might inhibit this process. It is unsurprising that lymphoctyes should release melatonin, a powerful antioxidant and anti-metastatic agent, since it would be a natural addition to their defensive armoury. If the hypothesis proves correct this would provide a simple mechanism of interaction explaining how EMF exposure is associated with childhood cancers and other immunological disorders.
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COGHILL, R., BAGHURST, R. (2006). INHIBITION OF MELATONIN SYNTHESIS IN HUMAN PERIPHERAL BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES BY EMF: A MECHANISM OF INTERACTION?. In: Ayrapetyan, S.N., Markov, M.S. (eds) BIOELECTROMAGNETICS Current Concepts. NATO Security Through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4278-7_27
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