Name: The Pineal Gland
ISBN: 978-3-7091-4427-5

Editors:

Isaac Nir⁰,
Russel J. Reiter¹,
Richard J. Wurtman²

Isaac Nir
1. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Russel J. Reiter
1. Department of Anatomy, The University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
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Richard J. Wurtman
1. Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Regulation, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
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Part of the book series: Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa (NEURAL SUPPL, volume 13)

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Table of contents (25 papers)

Front Matter

Pages I-VIII

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Opening Remarks
1. Opening Remarks
  
  Isaac Nir
  
  Pages 1-2
Pineal Research: The Decade of Transformation
1. Pineal Research: The Decade of Transformation
  
  G. C. Brainard
  
  Pages 3-10
Functional Anatomy of the Pineal
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 11-11
  
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2. Localization of Indoleamine and Protein Synthesis in the Mammalian Pineal Gland
  
  J. Ariëns Kappers
  
  Pages 13-24
3. Cytology of the Pineal Gland: Changes Produced by Various Treatments
  
  C. L. Ralph
  
  Pages 25-45
4. Neural Control of Pineal Function in Mammals and Birds
  
  R. Y. Moore
  
  Pages 47-58
5. Physiological Control of Melatonin Synthesis and Secretion: Mechanisms Generating Rhythms in Melatonin, Methoxytryptophol, and Arginine Vasotocin Levels and Effects on the Pineal of Endogenous Catecholamines, the Estrous Cycle, and Environmental Lighting
  
  R. J. Wurtman, Y. Ozaki
  
  Pages 59-70
Regulation of Pineal Synthesis
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 71-71
  
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2. Introductory Remarks on Regulation of Pineal Indoleamine Synthesis
  
  J. Axelrod
  
  Pages 73-79
3. Studies on the Control of Pineal Indole Synthesis: Cyclic Nucleotides, Adenylate Cyclase and Phosphodiesterase
  
  M. A. Oleshansky, N. H. Neff
  
  Pages 81-95
4. Sensitivity and Cyclic Nucleotides in the Rat Pineal Gland
  
  M. Zatz
  
  Pages 97-114
5. Ontogenesis of Circadian Rhythm of Melatonin Synthesis in Pineal Gland of Rat
  
  T. Deguchi
  
  Pages 115-128
Possible Pineal Hormones Other Than Melatonin
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 129-129
  
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2. Hormones in the Pineal Other Than Melatonin
  
  A. B. Lerner
  
  Pages 131-133
3. Arginine Vasotocin as a Pineal Hormone
  
  S. Pavel
  
  Pages 135-155
4. Pineal Peptides
  
  B. Benson, I. Ebels
  
  Pages 157-173
5. Feedback Control of Pineal Function by Reproductive Hormones—A Neuroendocrine Paradigm
  
  D. P. Cardinali, María Irene Vacas
  
  Pages 175-201
Physiological Effects of Melatonin
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 203-203
  
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2. Physiological Effects of Melatonin
  
  R. J. Wurtman
  
  Pages 205-207

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Editors and Affiliations

Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Isaac Nir
Department of Anatomy, The University of Texas, San Antonio, USA

Russel J. Reiter
Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Regulation, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

Richard J. Wurtman

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: The Pineal Gland
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Symposium, Jerusalem, November 14-17, 1977
Editors: Isaac Nir, Russel J. Reiter, Richard J. Wurtman
Series Title: Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4427-5
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Vienna 1978
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-4427-5Published: 12 June 2019
Series ISSN: 0303-6995
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 408
Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general

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Table of contents (25 papers)

Front Matter

Opening Remarks

Pineal Research: The Decade of Transformation

Functional Anatomy of the Pineal

Front Matter

Regulation of Pineal Synthesis

Front Matter

Possible Pineal Hormones Other Than Melatonin

Front Matter

Physiological Effects of Melatonin

Front Matter

Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Department of Anatomy, The University of Texas, San Antonio, USA

Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Regulation, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

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