Mechanisms of Circadian Systems in Animals and Their Clinical Relevance (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

Well known experts in the field of Chronobiology from around the world, provide an integrative view of the state of the art of circadian biology. At present, genetic and epigenetic interaction of regulatory pathways among circadian oscillators, metabolic networks, cellular differentiation and neuronal communication are subject of intense scrutiny. The book is organized in three sections: The first includes selected examples of the circadian systems of crustaceans, insects, fish, birds and mammals. The second is a detailed view of the physiological mechanisms underlying the circadian clocks in mammals. Finally, in the third section some examples of the relevance of circadian biology and circadian misalignment to health and disease are provided including nutrition and metabolism, obesity, cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, Huntington and affective diseases. This section concludes with a brief review on gene therapy and its potential use as a therapeutic tool to correct "clock genes" pathologies. This book is aimed at all those interested in contemporary aspects of physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology applied to the study and characterization of timing systems.. It could be used as an initial approach to this field, but it also provides updated information for those already familiar with the fascinating field of Chronobiology.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2015
Editors:	Raul Aguilar Roblero • Mauricio Diaz-Munoz • Maria Luisa Fanjul-Moles
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	380
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-08944-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences
LSN:	3-319-08944-7
Barcode:	9783319089447

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