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Melatonin in the Promotion of Health, Second Edition (Modern Nutrition) [Hardcover]

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Publication Date: December 11, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0849385644 | ISBN-13: 978-0849385643 | Edition: 1

Designed for researchers, physicians, and lay people interested in the topic, Melatonin in Health Promotion examines virtually all aspects of the multifunctional hormone melatonin, a subject of intense scientific research and general interest. Topics addressed include how melatonin is synthesized; possible harmful side effects; and the role this hormone plays in diseases such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's, and cancer.

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (December 11, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849385644
ISBN-13: 978-0849385643
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
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Melatonin binding sites are being investigated with increasing intensity, and knowledge in this area has accumulated rapidly since the development radioligand binding assays for melatonin and the cloning of the ML-1 receptor. Read the first page

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Pineal Res, New York, Promotion of Health, Life Sci, Brain Res, Raven Press, Plenum Press, Trends Pharmacol, Academic Press, Boca Raton, Free Radic, Acta Endocrinol, Cell Tissue Res, Acta Pharmacol, Cancer Res, Endocrine Rev, Hormone Res, Human Reprod, Acta Histochem, Acta Physiol, Arctic Circle, Ariens Kappers, Cell Biol, Del Zar, Frontiers Neuroendocrinol

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The Pineal Gland (Comprehensive Endocrinology, Revised Series) by Russel J. Reiter on 11 pages
Advances in Pineal Research: v. 6 by Russel J. Reiter on page 144, page 145, and page 160
Melatonin: A Universal Photoperiodic Signal With Diverse Actions (Frontiers of Hormone Research) by P. L. Tang on page 111, and page 113
Antioxidants and Disease Prevention (Modern Nutrition) by Harinder S. Garewal in Front Matter
Concepts in Fitness Programming (Exercise Physiology) by Robert G. McMurray in Front Matter

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