The Pineal Gland and its Endocrine Role

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Regulation of Circadian Rhythms of Indoleamines in the Pineal Gland
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   Chapter 2 Aspects of Evolution of the Pineal Organ
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   Chapter 3 Comparative Gross and Fine Morphology of the Mammalian Pineal Gland
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   Chapter 4 Perspectives of Comparative Anatomy of the Mammalian Pineal Gland
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   Chapter 5 The Use of Electron Microscopy and Stereology in the Study of the Mammalian Pineal Gland
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   Chapter 6 Innervation of the Vertebrate Pineal Organ
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   Chapter 7 The Different Classes of Proteic and Peptidic Substances Present in the Pineal Gland
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   Chapter 8 Pteridines in the Pineal and Effects of These Substances on the Indole Metabolism of This Organ
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    Chapter 9 Peptidic and Proteic Substances Isolated from Pineals and Their Relation to the Hypophysial-Hypothalamic-Gonadal Axis
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    Chapter 10 Molecular Aspects of Neuroendocrine Integrative Processes in the Pineal Gland
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    Chapter 11 The Responses of Melatonin Rhythms to Environmental Lighting
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    Chapter 12 The Role of Light and Age in Determining Melatonin Production in the Pineal Gland
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    Chapter 13 Differential Regulation of the 24 Hour Pattern of Serum Melatonin and N-Acetylserotonin
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    Chapter 14 Differential Localization of Melatonin and N-Acetylserotonin in Brain
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    Chapter 15 Melatonin Action: Sites and Possible Mechanisms in Brain
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    Chapter 16 Seasonal Reproductive Events Related to the Pineal Gland
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    Chapter 17 Melatonin as the Hormone Which Mediates the Effects of the Pineal Gland on Neuroendocrine-Reproductive Axis of the Syrian Hamster
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    Chapter 18 The 5-Methoxyindoles Different from Melatonin: Their Effects on the Sexual Axis
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    Chapter 19 Actions of the Pineal Gland and Melatonin on the Secretion of Cerebrospinal Fluid
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    Chapter 20 Pineal-Hypothalamic Interactions: Possible Role of the Monoaminergic Neuron System
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    Chapter 21 Humoral Interrelations of the Pineal Gland with Lateral Eyes and Orbital Glands
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    Chapter 22 Modification of Hypothalamic Electrical Activity by Pineal Indoles
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    Chapter 23 Neurobiological Investigations of the Pineal Gland and Its Hormone Melatonin
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    Chapter 24 Influence of the Pineal Gland on Tumor Growth in Mammalians: A Reappraisal from a Biochemical Point of View
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    Chapter 25 Interactions between Pineal and Nonreproductive Endocrine Glands
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    Chapter 26 The Pineal Gland and Sexual Function in Man
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    Chapter 27 Melatonin Secretion — A Biological Marker for Human Pineal Adrenergic Function
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    Chapter 28 Human Melatonin Secretion, Its Endogenous Circadian Pacemaker and the Effects of Light
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    Chapter 29 The Secretion and Effects of Melatonin in Humans
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    Chapter 30 Melatonin as a Chronobiological Marker in Health and Disease