E-Book, Englisch, 102 Seiten
Korf / Schomerus / Stehle The Pineal Organ, Its Hormone Melatonin, and the Photoneuroendocrine System
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-58932-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 102 Seiten
Reihe: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
ISBN: 978-3-642-58932-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Provides comprehensive, updated information on the structure, and cell and molecular biology of the vertebrate pineal organ, which is the source of the "timing hormone" melatonin.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1 Introduction.- 2 Phylogenetic Development and Gross Anatomy of the Pineal Complex.- 3 Pineal Cell Biology and Innervation.- 3.1 General Aspects.- 3.2 Cell Biology of True Pineal Photoreceptors, Modified Pineal Photoreceptors, and Pinealocytes of the Mammalian Type.- 3.3 Central Innervation of the Pineal Organ.- 3.4 Sympathetic (Noradrenergic) Innervation of the Pineal.- 3.5 Parasympathetic Innervation of the Pineal Organ.- 3.6 Peptidergic Innervation of the Pineal Organ.- 4 Receptor Mechanisms and Second Messenger Systems Involved in the Regulation of the Melatonin Biosynthesis.- 4.1 General Aspects.- 4.2 Anamniotes.- 4.3 Birds.- 4.4 Mammals.- 5 Pineal Transcription Factors and Their Possible Roles for the Regulation of the Melatonin Biosynthesis.- 6 Action, Targets, and Receptors of Melatonin.- 7 Summary.- References.
