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| Title: | Frontiers in Chronobiology Research
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| Author: | Frank Columbus (ed) |
| ISBN: | 1594549540 : 9781594549540 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 140 |
| Weight: | .506 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - September 2006 |
| List Price: | 85.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | BIOLOGY; LIFE SCIENCES |
This book covers topics from a wide variety of disciplines including cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, endocrinology, genetics, molecular biology, neurobiology, and pharmacology . There is a focus on circadian (daily), tidal, seasonal, and annual rhythms, as well as other biological rhythms. Rhythms are placed within the context of the functional significance of these rhythms for the health and well-being of relevant organisms and include genetic and molecular mechanisms of biological timekeeping, melatonin and pineal gland rhythms, as well as on the chronobiology and chronotherapy of cardiovascular, pulmonary, ulcer, and other diseases.
Preface; Melatonin in Human Physiology and Pathology; Thoughts on the Proportional Duration Model-A New Approach; Melatonin and the Reproductive System in Humans; The Asymmetry and Inconsistency of Swing Phase of Upper Limbs in 12 Year Old Infantiles During Terrestrial Locomotion; Increased Spontaneous Eye Blink Rate Following Sleep Deprivation. A Dopamine Role in the Antidepressant Effects of Sleep Deprivation; Circadian Variations within the Hemostatic and Fibrinolytic Systems; Index.
