Melatonin
This book, on the pineal hormone melatonin, is addressed to a wide non-cognizant and cognizant readership. The hormone appears to be involved in sleep onset and other functions associated with the body’s clock, the suprachiasmic nucleus. It is ubiquitous throughout both the animal and plant kingdoms...
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| description | This book, on the pineal hormone melatonin, is addressed to a wide non-cognizant and cognizant readership. The hormone appears to be involved in sleep onset and other functions associated with the body’s clock, the suprachiasmic nucleus. It is ubiquitous throughout both the animal and plant kingdoms and has a long evolutionary history as a hormone. Melatonin has a major role in the regulation of circadian rhythms in non-mammalian vertebrates and forms part of their control in mammals. The present text emphasizes the positive role of exogenously administered melatonin, and its synthetic derivatives, on disrupted circadian rhythm-related dysfunctions. This is effected by resetting the clock in jet lag sufferers and those with seasonal affective disorders, insomnia, and various neurological conditions. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-675612024-03-31T22:44:12Z Melatonin Vlachou, Marilena Endocrinology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology This book, on the pineal hormone melatonin, is addressed to a wide non-cognizant and cognizant readership. The hormone appears to be involved in sleep onset and other functions associated with the body’s clock, the suprachiasmic nucleus. It is ubiquitous throughout both the animal and plant kingdoms and has a long evolutionary history as a hormone. Melatonin has a major role in the regulation of circadian rhythms in non-mammalian vertebrates and forms part of their control in mammals. The present text emphasizes the positive role of exogenously administered melatonin, and its synthetic derivatives, on disrupted circadian rhythm-related dysfunctions. This is effected by resetting the clock in jet lag sufferers and those with seasonal affective disorders, insomnia, and various neurological conditions. 2021-04-20T16:18:08Z 2021-04-20T16:18:08Z 2020 book ONIX_20210420_9781839629099_2921 2631-8261 9781839629099 9781839629082 9781839629105 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/67561 eng Physiology image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/8762/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.80180 10.5772/intechopen.80180 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781839629099 9781839629082 9781839629105 IntechOpen 9 156 open access |
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| title | Melatonin |
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| topic | Endocrinology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology |
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