[Effect of discontinuous short-wave electromagnetic field irradiation on the state of the endocrine glands].

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  "study_type": "animal",
  "exposure": {
    "band": "RF",
    "source": "other",
    "frequency_mhz": null,
    "sar_wkg": null,
    "duration": null
  },
  "population": "Male rats",
  "sample_size": null,
  "outcomes": [
    "Neurosecretion in hypothalamus",
    "Adrenocorticotropic function of hypophysis",
    "Gonadotropic function of hypophysis",
    "Adrenal cortex function",
    "Testes degenerative and dystrophic changes"
  ],
  "main_findings": "Interrupted short-wave EMF exposure at 500 and 250 V/m was associated with activation of hypothalamic neurosecretion, inhibition of adrenocorticotropic and gonadotropic functions of the hypophysis and adrenal cortex, and degenerative/dystrophic changes in testes. Reported disorders increased with higher field intensity and longer exposure duration.",
  "effect_direction": "harm",
  "limitations": [
    "Frequency of the short-wave EMF not reported in the abstract",
    "Exposure duration not specified in the abstract",
    "Sample size not reported in the abstract",
    "Study design details (randomization, controls, blinding) not described in the abstract",
    "Outcome measurement methods not described in the abstract"
  ],
  "evidence_strength": "low",
  "confidence": 0.74,
  "peer_reviewed_likely": "yes",
  "keywords": [
    "short-wave",
    "electromagnetic field",
    "interrupted/discontinuous exposure",
    "V/m",
    "endocrine glands",
    "hypothalamus",
    "hypophysis",
    "adrenal cortex",
    "testes",
    "male rats"
  ],
  "suggested_hubs": []
}