The Biology of Aging
Egocentricity is characteristically human. It is natural for our prime in terest to be ourselves and for one of our major concerns to be what affects us personally. Aging and death - universal and inevitable have always been of compelling concern. Mystical explanations were invented when scientifi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1978, 1978
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1978 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I • Introduction
- 1 The Ponce de Leon Trail Today
- II • Aging in Cells and their Molecules
- 2 Cell Aging: A Model System Approach
- 3 Is Limited Cell Proliferation the Clock That Times Aging?
- 4 Molecular Biology of Aging
- III • Aging in Plants and Lower Animals
- 5 Cellular and Metabolic Aspects of Senescence in Higher Plants
- 6 The Biological Significance of Death in Plants
- 7 Aging in Lower Animals
- IV • Aging in Humans and Other Mammals
- 8 Exercise and Aging
- 9 Diet and Nutrient Needs in Old Age
- 10 Nutritional Regulation of Longevity
- 11 Consequences of Alcohol and Other Drug Use in the Aged
- 12 Physical Changes of the Aging Brain
- 13 Aging and Immune function
- 14 Genes and Aging
- 15 The Dilemma of Aging Parents: Increased Risk of Genetically Abnormal Offspring
- V • Hormones and Aging
- 16 Endocrinology and Aging
- 17 Hormone “Replacement” in the Aged: Proceed with Care
- 18 Altered Biochemical Responsiveness and Hormone Receptor Changes during Aging
- 19 The Brain and Aging
- VI • Aging in Perspective
- 20 Evolutionary Biology of Senescence
- 21 The Origin, Evolution, Nature, and Causes of Aging