PLASMA LEVELS OF MELATONIN AND ITS METABOLISM
PLASMA LEVELS OF MELATONIN AND ITS METABOLISM Part of “CHAPTER 10 – PINEAL GLAND“ Plasma levels of melatonin seem to reflect closely the amount being synthesized and secreted by the…
INFLUENCE OF HORMONES AND DRUGS ON MELATONIN SECRETION
INFLUENCE OF HORMONES AND DRUGS ON MELATONIN SECRETION Part of “CHAPTER 10 – PINEAL GLAND“ Most of what is known about the interactions of the postganglionic neurotransmitter norepinephrine with the…
INDOLEAMINE METABOLISM
INDOLEAMINE METABOLISM Part of “CHAPTER 10 – PINEAL GLAND“ MELATONIN Within the pinealocyte, tryptophan, an amino acid taken up from the blood, is metabolized to a variety of potential hormones…
MORPHOLOGY AND INNERVATION
MORPHOLOGY AND INNERVATION Part of “CHAPTER 10 – PINEAL GLAND“ GROSS ANATOMY The pineal gland, so called because of its resemblance to a pine cone (Latin pineas), is a multifaceted…
PINEAL GLAND
PINEAL GLAND Russel J. Reiter MORPHOLOGY AND INNERVATION INDOLEAMINE METABOLISM INFLUENCE OF HORMONES AND DRUGS ON MELATONIN SECRETION Related posts: DIABETES INSIPIDUS REPRESSION OF BASAL TRANSCRIPTION/COREPRESSORS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA…
HYPOTHALAMIC SYNDROMES
HYPOTHALAMIC SYNDROMES Part of “CHAPTER 9 – PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS“ Several clinical syndromes have been attributed to hypothalamic dysfunction.51 Previously, patients have been described…
FUNCTIONS OF THE NONENDOCRINE HYPOTHALAMUS
FUNCTIONS OF THE NONENDOCRINE HYPOTHALAMUS Part of “CHAPTER 9 – PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS“ TEMPERATURE REGULATION For the body to function efficiently, its temperature must…
HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY UNIT
HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY UNIT Part of “CHAPTER 9 – PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS“ EMBRYOLOGY Between the third and fourth weeks of embryonic development, a longitudinal groove, the…
PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS
PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN AND HYPOTHALAMUS Paul E. Cooper The brain and endocrine system have been linked since the 1940s, when the hypothalamus was first assigned a…
CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY
CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY Part of “CHAPTER 8 – MORPHOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE BRAIN, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND NEUROHYPOPHYSIS“ HORMONES AS CHEMICAL NEUROTRANSMITTERS The hypothalamus is one of the most complicated areas of the…
