The Biology of aging / edited by John A. Behnke, Caleb E. Finch & Gairdner B. Moment.
Publication details: New York ; London : Plenum Press, c1978.Description: xi, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0306311399
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Contents;
I. Introduction
Chapter 1: The Ponce de Leon trail today
II. Aging in cells and their molecules
Chapter 2: Cell aging: A model system approach
Chapter 3: Is limited cell proliferation the clock that times aging?
Chapter 4: Molecular biology of aging
III. Aging in plants and lower animals
Chapter 5: Cellular and metabolic aspects of senescence in higher plants
Chapter 6: The biological significance of death in plants
Chapter 7: Aging in lower animals
IV. Aging in humans and other mammals
Chapter 8: Exercise and aging
Chapter 9: Diet and nutrient needs in old age
Chapter 10: Nutritional regulation of longevity
Chapter 11: Consequences of alcohol and other drug use in the aged
Chapter 12: Physical changes of the aging brain
Chapter 13: Aging and immune function
Chapter 14: Genes and aging
Chapter 15: The dilemma of aging parents: Increased risk of genetically abnormal offspring
V. Hormones and aging
Chapter 16: Endocrinology and aging
Chapter 17: Hormone "Replacement" in the aged: Proceed with care
Chapter 18: Altered biochemical responsiveness and hormone receptor changes during aging
Chapter 19: The brain and aging
VI. Aging in perspective
Chapter 20: Evolutionary biology of senescence
Chapter 21: The origin, evolution, nature, and causes of aging
Includes bibliographies and index.
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