The Pineal Gland of Vertebrates Including Man

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Pineal Gland of Vertebrates Including Man

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Front Cover
The Pineal Gland of Vertebrates Including Man
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1. Short history of pineal discovery and research
Session I: Development, Microscopic Anatomy, Histology, Cytology and Innervation
Chapter 2. Comparative morphology of the vertebrate pineal complex
Chapter 3. The vascularization of the rat pineal organ.
Chapter 4. Innervation of the vertebrate pineal
Chapter 5. Unusual distribution of neurons in the pike pineal organ
Chapter 6. Histochemical and electron-microscopical findings in the pineal organ of Carassius gibelio (Langsd.)
Chapter 7. Contribution to the study of the pineal stalk nerve fibres in the rat
Chapter 8. Presence of a pineal nerve (nervus pinealis) in fetal mammals
Chapter 9. Electrophysiology of the guinea-pig pineal organ: sympathetic influence and different reactions to light and darkness
Chapter 10. Pineal sense organs - Components of photoneuroendocrine systems
Chapter 11. Morphological and functional comparison between the retina and the pineal organ of lower vertebrates
Chapter 12. The pinealocyte - A paraneuron
Chapter 13. Secretory processes in the mammalian pinealocyte under natural and experimental conditions
Chapter 14. Ultrastructural study of the pineal-adenohypophysial relationships in rats
Chapter 15. Ultrastructural and monoamine histofluorescence study of the pineal gland in the female garden-dormouse (Eliomys quercinus L.) under normal and experimental conditions during the period of hibernation. Correlations with the hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis
Chapter 16. Different populations of pinealocytes in the pineal gland of the mole-rat (Spalax leucodon, Nordmann)
Chapter 17. Morphological indications for endocrine activity in the pineal organ of teleost fishes
Session II: Biochemistry, Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
Chapter 18. Indole metabolism in the pineal gland of the rat
some regulatory aspects
Chapter 19. The effect of pteridines on multiple forms of hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT) in the retina and the pineal gland
Chapter 20. Effect of one-minute exposure to light at night on rat pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase
Chapter 21. Changes of a rhytm in rat pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase following a one-minute light pulse at night
Chapter 22. Radioimmunoassayable melatonin: circulating patterns in man and sheep
Chapter 23. O-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptophol - Tentative identification in pineal glands
Chapter 24. A routine assay for methoxytryptophol and melatonin in the peripheral circulation using gas chromatography –
mass spectrometry
Chapter 25. 5-Methoxytryptophol in rat pineal glands and other tissues
Chapter 26. Recent advances in pineal cytochemistry. Evidence of the production of indoleamines and proteinaceous substances by rudimentary photoreceptor cells and pinealocytes of amniota
Chapter 27. Ultrastructural localization of MAO activity in the pineal organ of Sauropsida - A preliminary study
Chapter 28. Detection and localization of biogenic amines in the pineal complex of Lampetra planeri (Petromizontidae)
Chapter 29. A chemical study of some biologically active pineal fractions
Chapter 30. Seasonal changes in the sheep pineal - The preparation and testing of tissue fractions
Session III: Physiology and Endocrinology
Chapter 31. Some endocrine effects of the pineal gland and melatonin with special reference to reproduction
Chapter 32. Pineal-brain relationship
Chapter 33. Role of the pineal gland in the control of gonadotropins and androgen-reducing enzymes in the rat
Chapter 34. Modification of the electrical activity of hypothalamic neurones by pineal indoles
Chapter 35. Effects of melatonin administration on the reproductive system of the male rat
Chapter 36. Inhibition of pituitary response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) by a melatonin-free pineal extract
Chapter 37. Histological and histochemical changes in the adrenal cortex of epiphysectomized rats due to deep hypothermia
Chapter 38. Karyometric studies on the pinealocytes of male mice kept under density stress
Chapter 39. Photoperiod, pineal, melatonin and reproduction in hamsters
Chapter 40. Investigations on seasonal rhytms and the effect of melatonin in the alpine hare (Lepus timidus timidus L.)
Chapter 41. A possible role of the pineal gland in pregnancy and fertility
Chapter 42. Contribution to the knowledge of histophysiological characteristics of the pineal gland of ewes during pregnancy
Chapter 43. The mechanism of action of vasotocin in the mammalian brain
Chapter 44. Comparative immunohistochemical, radioimmunological and biological attempt to identify arginine-vasotocin (AVT) in the pineal gland of reptiles and fishes
Chapter 45. On the presence of neuropeptides in the mammalian pineal gland and subcommisural organ
Chapter 46. Correlation between the pineal and brain 5-hydroxytryptamine rhythms and adrenal functions in male rats
Chapter 47. Perspectives in pineal functions
Session IV: The Human Pineal and Clinics
Chapter 48. The histology and pathology of the human pineal gland
Chapter 49. The measurement of the daily fluctuations of 5-methoxytryptophol in human plasma
Chapter 50. 5-Methoxytryptophol and pituitary function in man
Chapter 51. The binding of methoxyindoles to human plasma proteins
Chapter 52. Effect of adrenergic stimulation and blockade on melatonin secretion in the human
Chapter 53. Pineal influence on tumor
Chapter 54. Administration of arginine-vasotocin (AVT) to human subjects
Chapter 55. Clinical importance of melatonin
Chapter 56. Melatonin secretion in relation to sleep in epileptics
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