Hormones in Neurodegeneration, Neuroprotection, and Neurogenesis / [electronic resource] Gravanis, Achille G. Mellon, Synthia H. Wiley InterScience (Online service) Science. Physiology. Natural history. QP356.4 612.8 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. As life expectancy increases and population ages, the already enormous impact of neurodegeneration on society will become even larger without better prevention and treatment. Developing strategies to prevent degeneration of neurons and to promote a healthy nervous system is, thus, critical. The development of pharmacological agents that would increase production of new neurons was recently facilitated by the identification of the hormonal regulators of various steps of adult neurogenesis. The proposed book is writen by a group of top world experts involved in the study of the mechanisms of hor. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (405 pages) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527633968 eng Hormones in Neurodegeneration, Neuroprotection, and Neurogenesis. Hormones in Neurodegeneration, Neuroprotection, and Neurogenesis.