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Photoperiodism, Metatonin and the Pineal.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2009.
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| Colección: | Novartis Foundation Symposia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Photoperiodism, melatonin and the pineal; Contents; Photoperiodism, melatonin and the pineal: it's only a question of time; Mammalian pinealocytes: ultrastructural aspects and innerva- tion; Discussion; Circadian rhythms and photo- periodism; Discussion; Photoneural regulation of the mammalian pineal gland; Discussion; Melatonin and the brain in photoperiodic mammals; Discussion; Eyes-the second (and third) pineal glands?; Discussion; Photoperiodism in birds; Discussion; General discussion I Local and cellular actions of melatonin; Retinal rhythms; Light sensitivity and melatonin synthesis.
- Photic influences on the developing mammalDiscussion; Generation of melatonin rhythms; Discussion; The role of rhythms in the response to melatonin; Discussion; Role of the pineal gland in the photoperiodic control of reproductive and non-reproductive functions in mink (Mustela vison); Discussion; Melatonin administration: effects on rodent circadian rhythms; Discussion; The pineal and pubertal development; Discussion; Melatonin, light and chronobio- logical disorders; Discussion; Melatonin and affective disorders; Discussion.
- Some effects of melatonin and the control of its secretion in humansDiscussion; Melatonin and malig- nant disease; Discussion; General discussion II Melatonin assay technology; How important is the duration of the melatonin signal?; Index of contributors; Subject index.