This excellent book describes the roles of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus as a regulatory center of homeostatic mechanism and a circadian oscillator in mammals, including humans. The authors emphasize two important points based on their findings: 1) SCN plays a critical role in central regulation of energy metabolism through which a constant supply of glucose to the central nervous system (CNS) is well maintained; and 2) neurons responsible for the regulation of energy metabolism are located in the ventrolateral part of the SCN and receive retinal neural inputs through both the retihypothalamic tract and the geniculohypothalamic tract. The authors then discuss the evolutionary importance of these points to the survival of mammals on earth. Other topics examined include the involvement of light in the regulation of neural activity of the automic nervous system through the retina and SCN, in addition to the relation of the SCN with regulations of other automic nerve functions, such as blood pressure and body temperature. Central Regulation of Energy Metabolism with Special Reference to Circadian Rhythm is important reading for researchers and students in neuroendocrilogists, neurobiologists, biochemists, endocrilogists, physiologists, chrobiologists, psychologists, pharmacologists, and others interested in the topic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crc Press Inc, Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN-10
0849366577
ISBN-13
9780849366574
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94907831
Product Key Features
Author
Katsuya Nagai, Hachiro Nakagawa
Format
Hardback, Sewn
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences: Zoology
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
408g
Height
235mm
Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Bosa Roca
Content Note
8 Black & White Tables, 1 Black & White Halftones
Date of Publication
26/06/1992
Genre
Life Sciences: Zoology
Country of Publication
United States
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