Melatonin : : Recent Updates / / Volkan Gelen, Emin Şengül, Abdulsamed Kükürt.

• VerfasserIn: Gelen, Volkan ,; Kükürt, Abdulsamed,; Şengül, Emin,
• TeilnehmendeR: Kükürt, Abdulsamed,; Şengül, Emin,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : IntechOpen,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (142 pages)

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.

Table of Contents

Preface Section 1 Melatonin Structure and Synthesis Chapter 1 Characteristic, Synthesis, and Non-Photic Regulation of Endogenous Melatonin by Mohammed AlbreikiSection 2 Effect of Melatonin on ReproductionChapter 2 An Overview of Effects on Reproductive Physiology of Melatonin by Volkan Gelen, Emin Şengül and Abdulsamed KükürtSection 3 The Antioxidant Effect of MelatoninChapter 3 Biochemistry and Antioxidant Effects of Melatonin by Oguz MerhanSection 4 The Role of Melatonin in Various DiseasesChapter 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-OrtuñoChapter 5 Melatonin in Cardiovascular Diseases by Hülya Kara and Adem KaraChapter 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-VillanuevaSection 5 Melatonin as a Feed AdditiveChapter 7 119 Use of Melatonin as a Feed Additive by Oğuzhan Kahraman, Zekeriya Safa İnanç, Huzur Derya Arık and Mustafa Selçuk Alata.