book about melatonin
Pineal Gland and Melatonin
Author
by Chandana Haldar (Editor), S. K. Maitra (Editor), M. Singaravel (Editor)
Synopsis
In a volume dedicated to professors Aaron Lerner and A.J. Kappers for their contributions a half century ago to basic and applied biology, 31 papers discuss the structure, functions, molecular mechanisms, and clinical aspects of the pineal gland and melatonin, the main neurohormone it secretes. Haldar (zoology, Banares Hindu U.) introduces the rising multidisciplinary interest in this endocrine gland, and examines the roles of melatonin and programmed cell death in immunity and cancer. Other contributors review recent information on research related to the gland's role in reproduction, the daily melatonin rhythm, the gastrointestinal tract, sleep disorders, and winter depression; techniques for melatonin analysis; and melatonin as a chronobiotic drug. Distributed in the US by Enfield. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR