The Pineal Gland and Its Hormones:: Fundamentals and Clinical Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780306451058 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 233 str.

Franco Fraschini; Franco Ed. Fraschini; Franco Fraschini

Opis

In the two years before the workshop a number of revolutionary discoveries were made relative to the actions of the pineal hormone melatonin: the Xenopus melatonin receptor was cloned, melatonin was demonstrated to be a potent antioxidant, the significance of melatonin receptors at the level of pars

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Pineal Gland Regulation: Expression of Neurotransmitter Receptor Subtypes and Subunits in the Mammalian Pineal Gland; M. Møller, et al. Transcription Factor Icer and Regulation of Rat Photoneuroendocrine System; J.H. Stehle. Intracellular Actions of Melatonin with a Summary of Its Interactions with Reactive Oxygen Species; R.J. Reiter. Melatonin Receptors: Brain Melatonin Receptors: Distribution and Physiological Significance; B. Stankov, F. Fraschini. Localization and Physiological Role of Melatonin Receptors in the Visual and Circadian Systems; M.L. Dubocovick, et al. Melatonin Receptors in Brain and Peripheral Arteries; M. Viswanathan, et al. Melatonin in the Circadian System: The Role of the Circadian System in Photoperiodic Time Measurement in Mammals; M.H. Hastings, et al. Melatonin and the Vertebrate Circadian System: Pharmacological Effects; J.R. Redman. Melatonin Analogs: New Molecules Active at the Melatonin Receptor Level; F. Fraschini, B. Stankov. Development of Melatonin Analogs; P. Delagrange, et al. Melatonin in Humans: Significance of Melatonin in Humans; J. Arendt. The Influence of Melatonin on the Human Circadian Clock; A.J. Lewy, et al. 8 additional articles. Index.