Melatonin After Four Decades: An Assessment of Its Potential

Melatonin—Without The Hype....Pages 1-3
Serotonin N -Acetyltransferase....Pages 5-16
Evolution of Melatonin-Producing Pinealocytes....Pages 17-29
Melatonin Biosynthesis in Chicken Retina....Pages 31-41
Ultraviolet Light Suppresses Melatonin Biosynthesis in Chick Pineal Gland....Pages 43-46
Effects of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide and Histamine on Melatonin And Camp Production in Chick Embryo Pineal Cells....Pages 47-49
Ceramide Inhibits L-Type Calcium Channel Currents in Rat Pinealocytes....Pages 51-59
Expression Of Melatonin Receptors And 2-[ 125 I]Iodomelatonin Binding Sites In The Pituitary of A Teleost Fish....Pages 61-72
Melatonin Release From The Pineals of Two Sparids....Pages 73-77
Photoendocrine Signal Transduction in Pineal Photoreceptors of The Trout....Pages 79-82
Intrinsic Glutaminergic System Negatively Regulates Melatonin Synthesis in Mammalian Pineal Gland....Pages 83-90
Synaptic Vesicle Protein Sv2B, But Not Sv2A, Is Predominantly Expressed and Associated With Microvesicles in Rat Pinealocytes....Pages 91-93
Neuropeptide Y (Npy) and Npy Receptors in The Rat Pineal Gland....Pages 95-107
Signal Transduction in The Rodent Pineal Organ....Pages 109-131
Regulation of Melatonin Synthesis in the Ovine Pineal Gland....Pages 133-135
Melatonin Modulation of Prolactin and Gonadotrophin Secretion....Pages 137-153
The Siberian Hamster as a Model for Study of the Mammalian Photoperiodic Mechanism....Pages 155-164
How Does the Melatonin Receptor Decode a Photoperiodic Signal in the Pars Tuberalis?....Pages 165-174
Daily and Circadian Expression Patterns of mt1 Melatonin Receptor mRNA in the Rat Pars Tuberalis....Pages 175-179
Molecular Pharmacology and Function Ofmelatonin Receptor Subtypes....Pages 181-190
Mechanisms of Melatonin Action in the Pituitary and SCN....Pages 191-198
The Roles of Melatonin in Development....Pages 199-214
Investigation of the Human Mel 1a Melatonin Receptor Using Antireceptor Antibodies....Pages 215-220
A Pharmacological Interaction Between Melatonin and the α 2 -Adrenoceptor in Cuckoo Wrasse Melanophores....Pages 221-228
SCN Cells Expressing mt 1 Receptor mRNA Coexpress AVP mRNA in Syrian and Siberian Hamsters....Pages 229-232
Suprachiasmatic Nuclei, Intergeniculate Leaflet, and Photoperiod....Pages 233-245
Comparison of The Pineal And Scn Rhythmicity....Pages 247-260
Melatonin Normalizes The Reentrainment of Senescence Accelerated Mice (Sam) to A New Light-Darkcycle....Pages 261-270
Developmental Expression of Both Melatonin Receptor Mt1 Mrna and Melatonin Binding Sites in Syrian Hamster Suprachiasmatic Nuclei....Pages 271-278
Entrainment of Rat Circadian Rhythms by Daily Administration of Melatonin....Pages 279-281
Melatoninas A Chronobiotic for Circadian Insomnia....Pages 283-297
Melatoninand Cardiovascular Function....Pages 299-310
The Effect of Melatonin on Vasopressin Release Under Stress Conditions in Pinealectomized Malerats....Pages 311-315
Motility and Passive Avoidance Modulation by Septal Vasopressin is Dependent on the Pineal Gland....Pages 317-319
Effects of Melatonin and its Relation to the Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal-Gonadal Axis....Pages 321-328
Melatonin Influence Upon Ovary during Ageing....Pages 329-332
Melatonin Effect during Aging on Reproductive Hormones of Female Rats through the Estrous Cycle....Pages 333-336
Newinsights into Melatonin Regulation of Cancer Growth....Pages 337-343
Melatonin Synergizes with Retinoic Acid in the Prevention and Regression of Breast Cancer....Pages 345-362
Melatonin and 9- cis -Retinoic Acid in the Chemoprevention of NMU-induced Rat Mammary Carcinoma....Pages 363-367
The Antiproliferative Effects of Melatonin on Experimental Pituitary and Colonic Tumors....Pages 369-372
Cytochalasin B Influence on Megakaryocytepatch-Clamp....Pages 373-376
Relationships Between Melatonin, Glutathione Peroxidase, Glutathione Reductase, and Catalase....Pages 377-381
Effect of Pinealectomy on Melatonin Levels in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Birds....Pages 383-385
Melatonin and 5-Methoxytryptamine in the Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra ....Pages 387-390
Presence and Possible Role of Melatonin in A Short-Day Flowering Plant, Chenopodium rubrum ....Pages 391-393
MLT and the Immune-hematopoietic System....Pages 395-405
The Use of Melatonin and Cotreatment with Autologous or Allogeneic Cells as a Model for Control of Malignant β-cell Leukemia....Pages 407-409
Autoradiographic Detection of 2-( 125 I)-iodomelatonin Binding Sites in Immune Tissue of Rats....Pages 411-415
Is Melatonin a Photoperiodic Signal in Humans?....Pages 417-424
Melatonin as a Marker and Phase-resetter of Circadian Rhythms in Humans....Pages 425-434
Melatonin and Aging....Pages 435-440
Phase of Melatonin Rhythm in Winter Depression....Pages 441-458
Influence of Low-Frequency Magnetic Field of Different Characteristics on Serum Melatonin Concentrations in Humans....Pages 459-462
Circadian Serum Melatonin Profiles in Patients With Very Large Goitre Before Andafter Surgery....Pages 463-465
Advanced Immunoassays for The Direct Determination of Melatonin in Human Serum and Culture Media....Pages 467-472