Hormones in Neurodegeneration, Neuroprotection, and Neurogenesis. ISBN: 978-3-527-32627-3. Gravanis, A. G. / Mellon, S. H. (eds.) University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece University of California, San Francisco, USA

Hormones in Neurodegeneration, Neuroprotection, and Neurogenesis. ISBN: 978-3-527-32627-3.  Gravanis, A. G. / Mellon, S. H. (eds.) University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece University of California, San Francisco, USA

As life expectancy increases and the population ages, without better prevention and treatment the huge impact of neurodegeneration on society will become even greater. 

There is thus a critical need for novel strategies to prevent this degeneration and to promote a healthy nervous system. The development of pharmacological agents that would increase the production of new neurons was recently facilitated by the identification of the hormonal regulators in various stages of adult neurogenesis.  

Written by a group of the world's top experts involved in studying the mechanisms of hormonal control of brain damage and repair, this book is unique in its detailed and

comprehensive account of the neuroprotective and neurogenic effects of thyroid and steroid hormones, as well as polypeptide hormones in various neurodegenerative conditions and in brain aging. Furthermore, it presents new pharmacological approaches to the treatment of neurodegenerative conditions, based on the properties of natural and synthetic hormones.