Handbook of the biology of aging

The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research findings in the biology of aging. Intended as a summary for researchers, it is also adopted as a high level textbook for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses. The Sixth Edition is...

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Main Author: Masoro, Edward J.
Other Authors: Austad, Steven N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Academic Press 2006, ©2006
Edition:6th ed
Series:The handbooks of aging
Subjects:
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Collection: Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a a critical role in aging / Tamara R. Golden [and others] -- P53 and mouse aging models / Catherine Gatza [and others] -- Complex genetic architecture of Drosophila longevity / Trudy F.C. Mackay [and others] -- Evolutionary biology of aging: future directions / Daniel E.L. Promislow, Kenneth M. Fedorka, and Joep M.S. Burger -- Senescence in wild populations of mammals and birds / Anja K. Brunet-Rossinni and Steven N. Austad -- Biodemography of aging and age-specific mortality in Drosophila melanogaster / James W. Curtsinger, Natalia S. Gavrilova, and Leonid A. Gavrilov --  
505 0 |a Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1, and the biology of aging / Christy S. Carter and William E. Sonntag -- Aging of the female reproductive system / Phyllis M. Wise 
505 0 |a why do big dogs die young? / Richard A. Miller and Steven N. Austad --  
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520 |a The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research findings in the biology of aging. Intended as a summary for researchers, it is also adopted as a high level textbook for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses. The Sixth Edition is 20% larger than the Fifth Edition, with 21 chapters summarizing the latest findings in research on the biology of aging. The content of the work is virtually 100% new. Though a selected few topics are similar to the Fifth Edition, these chapters are authored by new contributors with new information. The majority of the chapters are completely new in both content and authorship. The Sixth Edition places greater emphasis and coverage on competing and complementary theories of aging, broadening the discussion of conceptual issues. Greater coverage of techniques used to study biological issues of aging include computer modeling, gene profiling, and demographic analyses. Coverage of research on Drosophilia is expanded from one chapter to four. New chapters on mammalian models discuss aging in relation to skeletal muscles, body fat and carbohydrate metabolism, growth hormone, and the human female reproductive system. Additional new chapters summarize exciting research on stem cells and cancer, dietary restriction, and whether age related diseases are an integral part of aging. The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition is part of the Handbooks on Aging series, including Handbook of the Psychology of Aging and Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, also in their 6th editions