Pharmacological Intervention in the Aging Process

In the nearly three years that have elapsed since our first Philadelphia Symposium on Aging, our activities and interactions have expanded. We spent no small amount of time discussing the selection of a timely topic for our next symposium. For the first symposium, a variety of topics relating to the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Roberts, Jay (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1978, 1978
Edition:1st ed. 1978
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Drugs and the Older Person — A Brief Pharmacological Overview
  • Biotransformation of Drugs
  • Drug-Receptor Interactions
  • Pharmacokinetic Assessment of the Effect of Age on the Disposition and Pharmacologic Activity of Drugs
  • Genetic Control of Drug Metabolism
  • Nutrition and Aging
  • Protection Against Free Radical Lipid Peroxidation Reactions
  • Carcinogenesis and Aging
  • Perspectives on the Aged Myocardium
  • Neuropharmacology and Aging
  • Chemical Manipulation of Some Aspects of Aging
  • Sex Hormones and Aging
  • Summary and Remarks
  • Pharmacological Interventions of the Aging Process (Banquet Address)
  • Abstracts: Reinstatement of Ovarian Cycles in Aged Female Rats by Placement of L-Dopa in the Medial Preoptic Area
  • Participants