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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151704903321

Titolo

Serotonin and melatonin : their functional role in plants, food, phytomedicine, and human health / / edited by Gokare A. Ravishankar and Akula Ramakrishna

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-315-35235-4

1-315-36933-8

1-4987-3906-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (596 pages) : color illustrations

Disciplina

612.8/042

Soggetti

Serotonin - Physiological effect

Melatonin - Physiological effect

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Section I. Phytoserotonin and phytomelatonin : occurence, plant growth and development, environmental adaptations -- Section II. Horticultural and agricultural aspects -- Section III. Medicinal plants : occurrence and efficacy in humans -- Section IV. Food : occurrence and dietary implications -- Section V. Human health : brain, behavior, neurological disorders, sleep disorders, depression -- Section VI. Receptors, transporters, and signaling.