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The pineal gland and cancer : neuroimmunoendocrine mechanisms in malignancy /

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The link between the pineal gland and cancer is a rapidly emerging research field due to promising experimental and clinical trials with melatonin. The pineal gland acts as a transducer of environmental light to regulate rhythmic processes, including reproductive function in seasonally breeding anim...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bartsch, Christian, 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2001]
Subjects:
Carcinogenesis > Congresses.
Pineal gland > Congresses.
Melatonin > Physiological effect > Congresses.
Pineal Gland > physiology > Congresses.
Immune System > physiology > Congresses.
Melatonin > physiology > Congresses.
Melatonin > therapeutic use > Congresses.
Neoplasms > drug therapy > Congresses.
Neoplasms > physiopathology > Congresses.
Glande pinéale > Congrès comme sujet.
Système immunitaire > Physiologie > Congrès comme sujet.
Mélatonine > Physiologie > Congrès comme sujet.
Mélatonine > usage thérapeutique > Congrès comme sujet.
Tumeurs > Traitement médicamenteux > Congrès comme sujet.
Tumeurs > physiopathologie > Congrès comme sujet.
Corps pinéal.
Cancérogenèse.
Mélatonine > Effets physiologiques > Congrès.
Zirbeldrüse.
Krebs (Medizin)
Kongress.
Melatonin.
Tumorwachstum.
Carcinogenesis.
Melatonin > Physiological effect.
Pineal gland.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
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Summary:The link between the pineal gland and cancer is a rapidly emerging research field due to promising experimental and clinical trials with melatonin. The pineal gland acts as a transducer of environmental light to regulate rhythmic processes, including reproductive function in seasonally breeding animals and the entrainment of circadian rhythms, such as the sleep-wake cycle, in man. This book elucidates the physiological significance of the pineal gland and surveys phenomena and mechanisms of pineal - tumor interaction at the neuroendocrine, neuroimmune, neural, and molecular levels. Yet unidentified low-molecular-weight pineal substances with tumor-inhibiting capacity, a possible involvement of melatonin in electromagnetic field effects on cancer, and the oncotherapeutic potential of melatonin are also addressed. The encouraging results should incite further research to elucidate the exact nature of the link between the pineal gland and cancer for the benefit of patients.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 578 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783642595127 (electronic bk.)
364259512X (electronic bk.)