| Melatonin--Without the Hype | p. 1 |
| Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase: A Personal Historical Perspective | p. 5 |
| Evolution of Melatonin-Producing Pinealocytes | p. 17 |
| Melatonin Biosynthesis in Chicken Retina: Regulation of Tryptophan Hydroxylase and Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase | p. 31 |
| Ultraviolet Light Suppresses Melatonin Biosynthesis in Chick Pineal Gland | p. 43 |
| Effects of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide and Histamine on Melatonin and cAMP Production in Chick Embryo Pineal Cells | p. 47 |
| Ceramide Inhibits L-Type Calcium Channel Currents in Rat Pinealocytes | p. 51 |
| Expression of Melatonin Receptors and 2-[[superscript 125]I]Iodomelatonin Binding Sites in the Pituitary of a Teleost Fish | p. 61 |
| Melatonin Release from the Pineals of Two Sparids: Sparus aurata and Acanthopagrus bifasciatus | p. 73 |
| Photoendocrine Signal Transduction in Pineal Photoreceptors of the Trout: Role of cGMP and Nitric Oxide | p. 79 |
| Intrinsic Glutaminergic System Negatively Regulates Melatonin Synthesis in Mammalian Pineal Gland | p. 83 |
| Synaptic Vesicle Protein SV2B, but Not SV2A, is Predominantly Expressed and Associated with Microvesicles in Rat Pinealocytes | p. 91 |
| Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and NPY Receptors in the Rat Pineal Gland | p. 95 |
| Signal Transduction in the Rodent Pineal Organ: From the Membrane to the Nucleus | p. 109 |
| Regulation of Melatonin Synthesis in the Ovine Pineal Gland: An in Vivo and in Vitro Study | p. 133 |
| Melatonin Modulation of Prolactin and Gonadotrophin Secretion: Systems Ancient and Modern | p. 137 |
| The Siberian Hamster as a Model for Study of the Mammalian Photoperiodic Mechanism | p. 155 |
| How Does the Melatonin Receptor Decode a Photoperiodic Signal in the Pars Tuberalis? | p. 165 |
| Daily and Circadian Expression Patterns of mt[subscript 1] Melatonin Receptor mRNA in the Rat Pars Tuberalis | p. 175 |
| Molecular Pharmacology and Function of Melatonin Receptor Subtypes | p. 181 |
| Mechanisms of Melatonin Action in the Pituitary and SCN | p. 191 |
| The Roles of Melatonin in Development | p. 199 |
| Investigation of the Human Mel 1a Melatonin Receptor Using Anti-Receptor Antibodies | p. 215 |
| A Pharmacological Interaction between Melatonin and the [alpha][subscript 2]-Adrenoceptor in Cuckoo Wrasse Melanophores | p. 221 |
| SCN Cells Expressing mt[subscript 1] Receptor mRNA Coexpress AVP mRNA in Syrian and Siberian Hamsters | p. 229 |
| Suprachiasmatic Nuclei, Intergeniculate Leaflet, and Photoperiod | p. 233 |
| Comparison of the Pineal and SCN Rhythmicity: Effect of Photic and Non-Photic Stimuli, Photoperiod, and Age | p. 247 |
| Melatonin Normalizes the Re-Entrainment of Senescence Accelerated Mice (SAM) to a New Light-Dark Cycle | p. 261 |
| Developmental Expression of Both Melatonin Receptor mt[subscript 1] mRNA and Melatonin Binding Sites in Syrian Hamster Suprachiasmatic Nuclei | p. 271 |
| Entrainment of Rat Circadian Rhythms by Daily Administration of Melatonin: Influence of the Mode of Administration | p. 279 |
| Melatonin as a Chronobiotic for Circadian Insomnia: Clinical Observations and Animal Models | p. 283 |
| Melatonin and Cardiovascular Function | p. 299 |
| The Effect of Melatonin on Vasopressin Release under Stress Conditions in Pinealectomized Male Rats | p. 311 |
| Motility and Passive Avoidance Modulation by Septal Vasopressin is Dependent on the Pineal Gland | p. 317 |
| Effects of Melatonin and Its Relation to the Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal-Gonadal Axis | p. 321 |
| Melatonin Influence upon Ovary during Ageing: A Morphometric Study | p. 329 |
| Melatonin Effect during Aging on Reproductive Hormones of Female Rats through the Estrous Cycle | p. 333 |
| New Insights into Melatonin Regulation of Cancer Growth | p. 337 |
| Melatonin Synergizes with Retinoic Acid in the Prevention and Regression of Breast Cancer | p. 345 |
| Melatonin and 9-cis-Retinoic Acid in the Chemoprevention of NMU-Induced Rat Mammary Carcinoma | p. 363 |
| The Antiproliferative Effects of Melatonin on Experimental Pituitary and Colonic Tumors: Possible Involvement of the Putative Nuclear Binding Site? | p. 369 |
| Cytochalasin B Influence on Megakaryocyte Patch-Clamp | p. 373 |
| Relationships between Melatonin, Glutathione Peroxidase, Glutathione Reductase, and Catalase: Endogenous Rhythms on Cerebral Cortex in Gallus domesticus | p. 377 |
| Effect of Pinealectomy on Melatonin Levels in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Birds | p. 383 |
| Melatonin and 5-Methoxytryptamine in the Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra: Restoration of the Circadian Glow Peak after Suppression of Indoleamine Biosynthesis or Oxidative Stress | p. 387 |
| Presence and Possible Role of Melatonin in a Short-Day Flowering Plant, Chenopodium rubrum | p. 391 |
| MLT and the Immune-Hematopoietic System | p. 395 |
| The Use of Melatonin and Co-Treatment with Autologous or Allogeneic Cells as a Model for Control of Malignant [beta]-Cell Leukemia | p. 407 |
| Autoradiographic Detection of 2-([superscript 125]I)-Iodomelatonin Binding Sites in Immune Tissue of Rats | p. 411 |
| Is Melatonin a Photoperiodic Signal in Humans? | p. 417 |
| Melatonin as a Marker and Phase-Resetter of Circadian Rhythms in Humans | p. 425 |
| Melatonin and Aging | p. 435 |
| Phase of Melatonin Rhythm in Winter Depression | p. 441 |
| Influence of Low-Frequency Magnetic Field of Different Characteristics on Serum Melatonin Concentrations in Humans | p. 459 |
| Circadian Serum Melatonin Profiles in Patients with Very Large Goitre Before and After Surgery--Preliminary Report | |
| Advanced Immunoassays for the Direct Determination of Melatonin in Human Serum and Culture Media | p. 467 |
| Index | p. 473 |
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