Focusing on melatonin and the prevention and treatment of various disease states, this new edition begins with a look at the production and synthesis of melatonin in the body as well as melatonin receptors and signaling mechanisms. It examines melatonin with regard to behavior disorders, mental disorders, breast cancer, bone health, and gastrointestinal diseases. It presents the mechanism of melatonin in the prevention of oxidative stress and protection from sun damage as well as its role in mutagenesis and cell modulation, ocular health, gut motility, and detoxification.
- ISBN: 978-1-4398-3979-9
- Editorial: CRC Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 560
- Fecha Publicación: 18/08/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés