Light and Biological Rhythms in Man

✍ Scribed by L. Wetterberg (Auth.)

• Publisher: Elsevier Ltd, Pergamon Press
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 425
• Series: Wenner-Gren International
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this volume, current knowledge on light as a regulator of biological rhythms is considered from both basic science and clinical perspectives. Chapters by leading, experts cover the whole range of biological rhythms, from infradian and circadian to the longer ultradian rhythms, in a wide variety of mammalian species. The chapters on humans provide a basis on which to establish mechanisms for mediating the therapeutic and physiologically beneficial effects of light as a regulator of rhythms in health and disease

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Wenner-Gren International Series, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages v-vi
1 - Biological Rhythms: From Gene Expression to Behavior, Pages 3-20
2 - Light—Definitions and Measurements, Pages 23-28
3 - Mechanisms in the Eye that Mediate the Biological and Therapeutic Effects of Light in Humans, Pages 29-53
4 - The Mammalian Melatonin Rhythm Generating System, Pages 55-71
5 - Circadian Photoreception in Mammals and Other Vertebrates, Pages 73-91
6 - Maternal Entrainment of a Fetal Biological Clock, Pages 93-104
7 - Daily Melatonin Infusion Entrains Free-Running Activity in Syrian and Siberian Hamsters, Pages 107-120
8 - Distribution of the Melatonin Receptor in the Central Nervous System of Vertebrates. Kinetic Parameters and Signal Transduction Pathways, Pages 121-131
9 - Neurotransmitters and Peptides in the Pineal Gland, Pages 133-144
10 - The Mammalian Pineal Gland as an End Organ of the Visual System, Pages 145-160
11 - Light Entrainment of Rat and Human Circadian Melatonin Rhythms, Pages 161-171
12 - The Use of Melatonin as a Marker for Circadian Phase and as a Chronobiotic in Blind and Sighted Humans, Pages 173-185
13 - Overview: Unmasking Temperature Data Obtained in Field Conditions, Pages 189-201
14 - Some Effects of Light and Melatonin on Human Rhythms, Pages 203-215
15 - Understanding the Use of Light to Control the Circadian Pacemaker in Humans, Pages 217-236
16 - Sleep/Wake Regulation, Pages 237-246
17 - Hormone Rhythms and Sleep, Pages 247-260
18 - Biological Rhythms and Sleep Disorders in Man: The Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, Pages 261-271
19 - The Influence of Age, Sex, Height, Weight, Urine Volume and Latitude on Melatonin Concentrations in Urine from Normal Subjects: A Multinational Study, Pages 275-286
20 - Individual Variations of Rhythms in Morning and Evening Types with Special Emphasis on Seasonal Differences, Pages 287-304
21 - Light Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle, Pages 305-312
22 - Circannual Variation of some Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Functions in Humans, Pages 313-327
23 - Peptic Ulcer and Melatonin, Pages 329-336
24 - The Relationship between the Pineal Gland and Cancer: Seasonal Aspects, Pages 337-347
25 - Light Treatment of Depressive States: Swedish Experiences at Latitude 59° North, Pages 351-370
26 - A Comparison of Two Different Placebo-Controlled SAD Light Treatment Studies, Pages 371-383
27 - Effect of Light on Unmasked Circadian Rhythms in Winter Depression, Pages 385-393
28 - Light Treatment versus Drug Treatment in Winter Depression, Pages 395-399
29 - Light Therapy of Premenstrual Depression, Pages 401-409
30 - Seasonality and Seasonal Affective Disorders: Diagnostic Implications for the Outcome of Phototherapy, Pages 411-419
31 - Problems and Prospects for use of Bright Light as a Therapeutic Intervention, Pages 421-436
32 - Melatonin: Historical Aspects, Pages 437-442
Afterword: The Wenner-Gren Center Foundation for Scientific Research, Pages 443-444
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 445-448