Treatise on pineal gland and melatonin /

Animal models.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Haldar, Chandana, Singaravel, Muniyandi, Maitra, Saumen Kumar
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, Inc., [2002]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • sect. A. Structure
  • Structure and function in the parietal-pineal complex of the lizard
  • Comparative fine structural organization and histochemistry of the pineal organ
  • Pineal synaptic ribbons : new light from the retina
  • The structure of the pineal gland in domestic animals
  • Fish pineal : structure, function and regulation
  • sect. B. Functions
  • Melatonin : an ubiquitious and evolutionary hormone
  • Gastrointestinal melatonin : a cinderella story of melatonin research
  • Melatonin from the past into the future - our own experience
  • Rhythmic pineal melatonin production in birds
  • Melatonin in the anuran amphibian larva and its reciprocal interactions with the thyroid gland
  • The pineal gland and melatonin in domestic animals
  • Biomodal effects of melatonin on the inflammatory reaction in young chickens
  • Pineal and glucoregulation in vertebrates with special emphasis on aves
  • Pineal and lateral eyes in photo-thermal induced gonadal response in Indian catfish
  • Pineal gland and melatonin during gestation and fetal/neonatal development
  • Pineal in the regulation of avian reproduction
  • Re-entrainment of the mammalian circadian rhythm by melatonin
  • Pineal regulated adrenal-gonadal function in birds
  • sect. C. Molecular mechanisms
  • Application of the chromatographic technique to the analysis of melatonin and its related indoleamines
  • Neuropeptide-y, an important modulator of the noradrenergic input of the mammalian pineal gland
  • Neurochemistry of the daily melatonin rhythm as controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus
  • Chemistry and biology of melatonin oxidation
  • Is NAT the rate-limiting enzyme in melatonin synthesis?
  • sect. D. Clinical aspects
  • Pinealities/uveitis : clinical and experimental perspectives
  • Melatonin : psychiatric perspectives
  • Chronobiological, clinical and pharmacological aspects of melatonin in human circadian rhythm dysfunction
  • Pharmacological effects of melatonin on ion-channels
  • Melatonin effects on cytoskeletal organization : implications for brain function and disease
  • Slow wave sleep distribution and REM sleep eye movement density in delayed sleep phase syndrome on and off melatonin treatment
  • Apoptosis, cancer, immunity and melatonin
  • Dual role of melatonin in humans : a hormone and a chronobiotic drug