| Preface | |
| Biological Rhythms: From Gene Expression to Behavior | p. 3 |
| Light - Definitions and Measurements | p. 23 |
| Mechanisms in the Eye that Mediate the Biological and Therapeutic Effects of Light in Humans | p. 29 |
| The Mammalian Melatonin Rhythm Generating System | p. 55 |
| Circadian Photoreception in Mammals and Other Vertebrates | p. 73 |
| Maternal Entrainment of a Fetal Biological Clock | p. 93 |
| Daily Melatonin Infusion Entrains Free-Running Activity in Syrian and Siberian Hamsters | p. 107 |
| Distribution of the Melatonin Receptor in the Central Nervous System of Vertebrates. Kinetic Parameters and Signal Transduction Pathways | p. 121 |
| Neurotransmitters and Peptides in the Pineal Gland | p. 133 |
| The Mammalian Pineal Gland as an End Organ of the Visual System | p. 145 |
| Light Entrainment of Rat and Human Circadian Melatonin Rhythms | p. 161 |
| The Use of Melatonin as a Marker for Circadian Phase and as a Chronobiotic in Blind and Sighted Humans | p. 173 |
| Overview: Unmasking Temperature Data Obtained in Field Conditions | p. 189 |
| Some Effects of Light and Melatonin on Human Rhythms | p. 203 |
| Understanding the Use of Light to Control the Circadian Pacemaker in Humans | p. 217 |
| Sleep/Wake Regulation | p. 237 |
| Hormone Rhythms and Sleep | p. 247 |
| Biological Rhythms and Sleep Disorders in Man: The Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome | p. 261 |
| The Influence of Age, Sex, Height, Weight, Urine Volume and Latitude on Melatonin Concentrations in Urine from Normal Subjects: A Multinational Study | p. 275 |
| Individual Variations of Rhythms in Morning and Evening Types with Special Emphasis on Seasonal Differences | p. 287 |
| Light Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle | p. 305 |
| Circadian Variation in some Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Functions in Humans | p. 313 |
| Peptic Ulcer and Melatonin | p. 329 |
| The Relationship between the Pineal Gland and Cancer: Seasonal Aspects | p. 337 |
| Light Treatment of Depressive States; Swedish Experience at Latitude [actual symbol not reproducible] North | p. 351 |
| A Comparison of Two Different Placebo-Controlled SAD Light Treatment Studies | p. 371 |
| Effect of Light on Unmasked Circadian Rhythms in Winter Depression | p. 385 |
| Light Treatment Versus Drug Treatment in Winter Depression | p. 395 |
| Light Therapy of Premenstrual Depression | p. 401 |
| Diagnostic Implications of Seasonality and Seasonal Affective Disorders for the Outcome of Phototherapy | p. 411 |
| Overview: Light Treatment and Future Directions of Research | p. 421 |
| Melatonin: Historical Aspects | p. 437 |
| Afterword | p. 443 |
| Index | p. 445 |
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