RAPID Immunotoxicology Subcommittee

Publications for Consideration

  1. Conti P, Gigante GE, Cifone MG, Alesse E, Ianni G, Reale M, Angelette PU. Reduced mitogenic stimulation of human lymphocytes by extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields. FEBS Lett. 162:156–160. 1983.
  2. Conti P, Gigante GE, Cifone G, Alesse E, Ianni G, Reale M, Angelette PU. A role for Ca2+ in the effect of very low frequency electromagnetic field on the blastogenesis of human lymphocytes. FEBS Lett. 181:28–32, 1985.
  3. Ramoni C, Dubuis ML, Vecchia P, Polichetti A, Petrini C, Bersani F, Capri M, Cossarizza A, Franceschi C, Grandolfo M. Human natural killer cytotoxic activity is not affected by in vitro exposure to 50 Hz sinusoidal magnetic fields. Int. J. Radiation Biol. 68:693–705, 1995.
  4. Tenforde TS, Shifrine M. Assessment of the immune responsiveness of mice exposed to a 1.5 Tesla stationary magnetic field. Bioelectromagnetics 5:443–446, 1984.
  5. Morandi MA, Del Rio JA, Caren RP, Caren LD. Effects of short-term exposure to 60 Hz electromagnetic fields on interleukin 1 and interleukin 6 production by peritoneal exudate cells. Life Sci. 54:731–738, 1994.
  6. House RV, Ratajczak HV, Gauger JR, Johnson TR, Thomas PT, McCormick DL. Immune function and host defense in rodents exposed to 60-Hz magnetic fields. Fund. Appl. Toxicol. 34:228–239, 1996.
  7. Mevissen M, Lerchi A, Szamel M, Löscher W. Exposure of DMBA-treated female rats in a 50-Hz micro tesla magnetic field: effects on mammary tumor growth, melatonin levels, and T-lymphocyte activation. Carcinogenesis 17:903–910, 1996.
  8. Tremblay L, Houde M, Mercier G, Gagon J, Mandeville R. Differential modulation of natural and adaptive immunity in Fishcher rats exposed for 6 weeks to a 60 Hz linear sinusoidal continuous-wave magnetic field. Bioelectromagnetics 17:373–383, 1996.
  9. Lee JM, Stormshak F, Thompson J, Hess DL, Hefeneider S. Studies of melatonin, cortisol, progesterone, and interleukin-1 in sheep exposed to EMF from a 500-kV transmission line. In: Stevens RG, Wilson BW, Anderson LE (Eds.), The Melatonin Hypothesis: Breast Cancer and the Use of Electric Power. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 391–427.
  10. Murthy KK, Rogers WR, Smith, HD. Initial studies on the effects of combined 60 Hz electric and magnetic field exposure on the immune system of nonhuman primates. Bioelectromagnetics Suppl. 3:93–102, 1995.
  11. de Seze R, Bouthet C, Tuffet S, Deschaux P, Caristan A, Moreau JM, Veyret B. Effects of time-varying uniform magnetic fields on natural killer cell activity and antibody response in mice. Bioelectromagnetics 14:405–412, 1993.
  12. McLean JRN, Stuchly MA, Mitchel REJ, Wilkinson D, Yang H, Goddard M, Lecuyer DW, Schunk M, Callary E, Morrison D. Cancer promotion in a mouse-skin model by a 60-Hz magnetic field: II. Tumor development and immune response. Bioelectromagnetics12:273–287, 1991.
  13. Selmaoui B, Bogdan A, Auzeby A, Lambrozo J, Touitou Y. Acute exposure to 50 Hz magnetic field does not affect hematologic or immunologic functions in healthy young men: A circadian study. Bioelectromagnetics 17:364–372, 1996.
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