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The Pineal Organ, Its Hormone Melatonin, and the Photoneuroendocrine System

Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 146)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
  2. Introduction

    • H.-W. Korf, C. Schomerus, J. H. Stehle
    Pages 1-8
  3. Phylogenetic Development and Gross Anatomy of the Pineal Complex

    • H.-W. Korf, C. Schomerus, J. H. Stehle
    Pages 9-11
  4. Pineal Cell Biology and Innervation

    • H.-W. Korf, C. Schomerus, J. H. Stehle
    Pages 13-44
  5. Action, Targets, and Receptors of Melatonin

    • H.-W. Korf, C. Schomerus, J. H. Stehle
    Pages 73-77
  6. Summary

    • H.-W. Korf, C. Schomerus, J. H. Stehle
    Pages 79-79
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 81-101

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie Anatomisches Institut II, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany

    H.-W. Korf, C. Schomerus, J. H. Stehle

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Pineal Organ, Its Hormone Melatonin, and the Photoneuroendocrine System

  • Authors: H.-W. Korf, C. Schomerus, J. H. Stehle

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58932-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-64135-3Published: 20 May 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-58932-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 102

  • Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Cell Biology, Animal Physiology

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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