Handbook of the biology of aging
The Handbook of the biology of aging, Seventh Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research findings in the biology of aging. Intended as a summary for researchers, it may also be used as a high level textbook for graduate courses. Contains basic aging processes as determined by...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Academic Press
2011, 2011
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| Edition: | 7th ed., edited by Edward J. Masoro and Steven N. Austad |
| Series: | The handbooks of aging
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| Collection: | Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Age-related changes in thermoreception and thermoregulation / Eus J.W. Van Someren
- Sex differences in longevity and aging / Steven N. Austad
- intrinsic changes and environmental influences / Ling Liu, Thomas A. Rando
- Leukocyte telomere dynamics, human aging and life span / Abraham Aviv
- An objective appraisal of the free radical theory of aging / Michael Lustgarten, Florian L. Muller, Holly Van Remmen
- TOR: a conserved nutrient-sensing pathway that determines life-span across species / Pankaj Kapahi, Lutz Kockel
- Comparative genetics of aging / George L. Sutphin, Matt Kaeberlein
- an integrative and ecological perspective / Caleb E. Finch
- Protein homeostasis and aging / Susmita Kaushik, Ana Maria Cuervo
- Terminal weight loss, frailty, and mortality / Edward J. Masoro
- Human brain myelination trajectories across the life span: implications for CNS function and dysfunction / Jonathan E. Sherin, George Bartzokis
- Aging and the cerebral microvasculature: clinical implications and potential therapeutic interventions / Farzaneh A. Sorond, Lewis A. Lipsitz
- Aging and insulin secretion / Jeffrey B. Halter
- Cardiovascular effects of aging in primates- gender differences / Hongyu Qiu ... [et al.]
- Cerebral vascular dysfunction with aging / Frank M. Faraci
- Pulmonary function in aging humans / Nigel A.S. Taylor
- Calorie restriction in nonhuman and human primates / Luigi Fontana ... [et al.]
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes