Melatonin: The Hormone of Darkness and its Therapeutic Potential and Perspectives - Couverture rigide

 
9781839629082: Melatonin: The Hormone of Darkness and its Therapeutic Potential and Perspectives
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1839629088 ISBN 13 : 9781839629082
Editeur : IntechOpen, 2020

Synopsis

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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Éditeur
IntechOpen
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1839629088
ISBN 13 
9781839629082
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
156
Éditeur
Vlachou Marilena
Coordonnées du fabricant
IN TECH d.o.o.
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