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The avian pineal gland; a model of the biological clock.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 9/1/2005; 160 words
; 963058140X The avian pineal gland; a model of the biological clock...circadian melatonin secretion of the pineal gland in the chicken to examine the role...covering the morphology of the pineal gland, its changes in functions during...
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Vertebral Metastases From Pineoblastoma.(malignant pineal gland tumor)
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...is a rare malignant primary pineal gland tumor that frequently metastasizes...1] In a recent study of 76 pineal parenchymal tumors (PPTs...the relapses were outside the pineal region, and spinal relapses...hydrocephalus associated with a 30-mm pineal tumor, partially calcified...
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Effect of melatonin and pineal extracts on human ovarian and mammary tumor cells in a chemosensitivity assay.
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 4/1/2001; ; 282 words
; ...melatonin-free pineal extracts containing yet unidentified pineal substances have also shown tumor inhibiting activity...chemotherapeutic drugs for assessing the effect of melatonin and pineal extracts on primary human tumor cells. Primary cell cultures...six mammary tumors were incubated with melatonin, ...
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Seasons of the mind, storms of the soul: not feeling quite up to scratch? It could be a weather bulletin from the pineal ...
Magazine article from: New Internationalist; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...refer of course to the pineal gland. This sits in the more...research hours grinding up pineal extracts and looking for data, this gland remains very poorly understood...it's likely to lie in the pineal gland. To everything a season...
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Melatonin.(Monograph)
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 12/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...Melatonin, the primary hormone of the pineal gland, acts as a powerful chronobiotic...multi-synaptic neural pathway connecting the pineal gland to the external environment via...to bedtime. In addition to the pineal gland, some melatonin is synthesized...
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The Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin in Migraines and other Headache Types.
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...trigger migraine headaches, the pineal gland may be involved in migraine etiology. Specifically, a pineal gland irregularity may be the physical...has been hypothesized that the pineal gland is the connection between migra
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Melatonin accelerates the process of wound repair in full-thickness incisional wounds.(Melatonin)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Life Extension; 8/1/2008; 274 words
; The pineal gland hormone melatonin is known to have both anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. Given this, we propose that melatonin is...therefore demonstrated, for the first time, that melatonin can significantly improve the quality of wound healing and scar formation. J Pineal Res. 2008 ...
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Melatonin as modulator of pancreatic enzyme secretion and pancreatoprotector.(Melatonin)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Life Extension; 8/1/2008; 218 words
; Melatonin, the main product of the pineal gland, is also released from the gastrointestinal endocrine-neurocrine (EE) cells. The concentrations of melatonin produced in the gut...
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A proposed mechanism to explain the stimulatory effect of melatonin on antioxidative enzymes.(Abstracts)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 12/1/2005; ; 140 words
; Melatonin, the main secretory product of the pineal gland, is known to collaborate against oxidative stress within cells, but its mechanism of action in terms of stimulating antioxidant...
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Melatonin: potential functions in the oral cavity.(Melatonin)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Life Extension; 8/1/2008; 219 words
; BACKGROUND: Melatonin is synthesized and secreted by the pineal gland and other organs. The pattern of melatonin secretion is controlled by an endogenous circadian timing system and conveys information...
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