Could Magnetic Fields Affect the Circadian Clock Function of Cryptochromes? Testing the Basic Premise of the Cryptochrome Hypothesis (ELF Magnetic Fields)
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Authors not listed · 2015
Researchers proposed a method to test whether weak static magnetic fields affect cryptochrome function in the circadian clock.
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The paper describes the cryptochrome hypothesis, which suggests that weak 50/60 Hz magnetic fields could disrupt circadian rhythms by affecting cryptochrome clock function. The hypothesis rests on the premise that Earth-strength static magnetic fields alter the redox balance of cryptochromes and possibly their signaling state.
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Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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Unknown (2015). Could Magnetic Fields Affect the Circadian Clock Function of Cryptochromes? Testing the Basic Premise of the Cryptochrome Hypothesis (ELF Magnetic Fields).
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@article{could_magnetic_fields_affect_the_circadian_clock_function_of_cryptochromes_testing_the_basic_premise_of_the_cryptochrome_hypothesis_elf_magnetic_fields_ce1301,
author = {Unknown},
title = {Could Magnetic Fields Affect the Circadian Clock Function of Cryptochromes? Testing the Basic Premise of the Cryptochrome Hypothesis (ELF Magnetic Fields)},
year = {2015},
doi = {10.1097/HP.0000000000000292},
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The cryptochrome hypothesis suggests that weak 50/60 Hz magnetic fields could affect circadian biorhythms by disrupting the clock function of cryptochromes.
The hypothesis is based on the premise that weak static magnetic fields at Earth strength affect the redox balance of cryptochromes and possibly their signaling state.
The authors propose real-time or short-term study of retinal cryptochrome circadian clock function under exposure to static field intensities that elicit maximal low-field and high-field redox changes compared to zero field.