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Record Nr.

UNINA9910647205403321

Titolo

Melatonin : recent updates / / edited by Volkan Gelen, Emin Sengül, Abdulsamed Kükürt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , [2022]

©2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

612.492

Soggetti

Melatonin

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Section 1 Melatonin Structure and Synthesis -- Chapter 1 Characteristic, Synthesis, and Non-Photic Regulation of Endogenous Melatonin by Mohammed Albreiki -- Section 2 Effect of Melatonin on Reproduction -- Chapter 2  An Overview of Effects on Reproductive Physiology of Melatonin by Volkan Gelen, Emin Şengül and Abdulsamed Kükürt -- Section 3 The Antioxidant Effect of Melatonin -- Chapter 3 Biochemistry and Antioxidant Effects of Melatonin by Oguz Merhan -- Section 4 The Role of Melatonin in Various Diseases -- Chapter 4  A Promising Challenge in the Link between Melatonin and Breast Cancer:  Exploring the Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis by Alicia González-González, Aurora Laborda-Illanes, Soukaina Boutriq,  Lidia Sánchez-Alcoholado, Daniel Castellano-Castillo, Isaac Plaza-Andrades, Jesús Peralta-Linero and María Isabel Queipo-Ortuño -- Chapter 5 Melatonin in Cardiovascular Diseases by Hülya Kara and Adem Kara -- Chapter 6 Melatonin Pretreatment Effect in a Parkinson Disease Experimental  Model Induced by the Inhalation of Manganese in Mice by Maria Rosa Avila-Costa, Mariana Stephania Rodríguez-Alcántara,  Ana Luisa Gutierréz-Valdez, José Luis Ordoñez-Librado,  Vianey Rodríguez-Lara, Leonardo Reynoso-Erazo,  Claudia Dorado-Martínez, Cesar Alfonso Garcia Caballero,  Enrique Montiel-Flores, Javier Sanchez-Betancourt, Rocío Tron-Alvarez,  Patricia Aley-Medina and Jesús Espinosa-Villanueva -- Section 5 Melatonin as a Feed Additive -- Chapter 7 119 Use of Melatonin as a Feed Additive by Oğuzhan Kahraman, Zekeriya



Safa İnanç, Huzur Derya Arık  and Mustafa Selçuk Alata.

Sommario/riassunto

Melatonin is a powerful hormone and antioxidant with numerous effects on metabolism and human health. Available as a dietary supplement for many years, it is one of the most popular over-the-counter alternative medicines available. Featuring contributions from researchers investigating the role of melatonin in various diseases and physiological conditions, this comprehensive book offers a wide range of expert reviews on the synthesis, regulation, and physiological effects of melatonin as well as its role in various diseases.