日本比較内分泌学会の先生方の編集になる好評レファレンス、６年ぶりの新版。新たに47のホルモン（神経ペプチド、サイトカイン、成長ホルモン、生体アミン・アミノ酸など）を追加。The Handbook includes 47 new hormones, such as neuropeptides, cytokines, growth hormones, biogenic amines and amino acids that are important for cell to cell communication via endocrine, paracrine and neurotransmitter signaling. The book's stellar editorial board, affiliated with the Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology, brings together authors that present a compelling structure of each hormone with a consistent presentation that provides a primer surrounding the plethora of hormones that now exist. Prev. ed.: 2015.