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The Pineal Gland and its Endocrine Role
Julius . Ed(S): Axelrod
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Paperback. Editor(s): Axelrod, Julius. Num Pages: 613 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 890.
The pineal gland has been a subject of interest and speculation for more than 2000 years. Greek anatomists were impressed by the ob servation that the pineal gland is an unpaired structure and they believed that it regulated the flow of thoughts. The philosopher Descartes proposed an important role for this organ in brain function. At the beginning of the 20th century experiments by several investi gators indicated that the pineal influenced sexual function and skin pigmentation and was also responsive to light signals. With the iso lation of melatonin from bovine pineal glands by Lerner and cowork ers in ... Read more
The pineal gland has been a subject of interest and speculation for more than 2000 years. Greek anatomists were impressed by the ob servation that the pineal gland is an unpaired structure and they believed that it regulated the flow of thoughts. The philosopher Descartes proposed an important role for this organ in brain function. At the beginning of the 20th century experiments by several investi gators indicated that the pineal influenced sexual function and skin pigmentation and was also responsive to light signals. With the iso lation of melatonin from bovine pineal glands by Lerner and cowork ers in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
613
Condition
New
Number of Pages
604
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475714531
SKU
V9781475714531
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