Hormones in Neurodegeneration, Neuroprotection, and Neurogenesis.
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 deve...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Weinheim :
Wiley-VCH,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (405 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783527633968 3527633960 9783527633845 3527633847 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9783527633968 |
