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UNINA9910688318103321 |
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Melatonin : the hormone of darkness and its therapeutic potential and perspectives / / Marilena Vlachou, editor |
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London : , : IntechOpen, , 2020 |
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1 online resource (156 pages) |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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This book, on the pineal hormone melatonin, is addressed to a wide non-cognizant and cognizant readership. The hormone appears to be involved in sleep onset and other functions associated with the body's clock, the suprachiasmic nucleus. It is ubiquitous throughout both the animal and plant kingdoms and has a long evolutionary history as a hormone. Melatonin has a major role in the regulation of circadian rhythms in non-mammalian vertebrates and forms part of their control in mammals. The present text emphasizes the positive role of exogenously administered melatonin, and its synthetic derivatives, on disrupted circadian rhythm-related dysfunctions. This is effected by resetting the clock in jet lag sufferers and those with seasonal affective disorders, insomnia, and various neurological conditions. |
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UNINA9910139924003321 |
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Weststeijn Thijs |
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The visible world : Samuel van Hoogstraten's art theory and the legitimation of painting in the Dutch golden age / / Thijs Weststeijn ; translated by Beverley Jackson and Lynne Richards |
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[Amsterdam], : Amsterdam University Press, 2008 |
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1-282-17144-5 |
9786612171444 |
90-485-0789-8 |
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1 online resource (475 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age |
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JacksonBeverley |
RichardsLynne |
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Painting, Dutch - 17th century |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-462) and indexes. |
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Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ch I: Samuel van Hoogstraten in the Republic of Letters; Ch II:The Visible World; Ch III:Pictorial Imitation; Ch IV:The Depiction of the Passions; Ch V:The Eloquence of Colour; Ch VI:Painting as a Mirror of Nature; Excursus: Painting as a 'Sister of Philosophy'; Conclusion; Bibliographical abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Studies; Index of subjects; Index of names |
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Provides an ambitious overview of Dutch artists' ideas on painting |
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