Physiological basis of aging and geriatrics /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
[2003]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Aging as a stage of life, common terms related to aging, methods used to study aging / Paola S. Timiras
- Human longevity in historical perspective / John R. Wilmoth
- Comparative and differential aging, geriatric functional assessment, aging and disease / Paola S. Timiras
- Cellular senescence and cell death / Judith Campisi
- Oxidants and antioxidants in aging / Rolf J. Mehlhorn
- Theories of life span and aging / James R. Carey
- Nervous system : structural and biochemical changes ; Nervous system : functional changes / Paola S. Timiras
- Sensory systems : normal aging, disorders, and treatments of vision and hearing in humans / Esmail Meisami, Chester M. Brown, and Henry F. Emerle
- Adrenals and pituitary / Paola S. Timiras
- Female reproductive system / Phyllis M. Wise
- Ensemble male hypothalamo--pituitary--gonadal axis / Johannes D. Veldhuis ... [et al.]
- Thyroid, parathyroid, and pineal glands ; Endocrine pancreas, diffuse endocrine glands and chemical mediators / Paola S. Timiras
- Immune sytem / Lia Ginaldi and Hal Sternberg
- Cardiovascular alterations with aging : atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease / Paola S. Timiras
- Lipids, lipoproteins and atherosclerosis / John K. Bielicki and Trudy M. Forte
- Pulmonary respiration, hematopoiesis and erythrocytes / Massimo De Martinis and Paola S. Timiras
- Kidney, the lower urinary tract, body fluids and the prostate / Mary Letitia Timiras and Joyce Leary
- Gastrointestinal tract and the liver ; Skeleton, joints, and skeletal and cardiac muscles / Paola S. Timiras
- Skin / Mary Letitia Timiras
- Pharmacology and drug management in the elderly / Mary Letitia Timiras and Jay Luxenberg
- Healthful aging : nutrition and exercise and experimental strategies in dietary restriction / Franco Navazio and Paola S. Timiras.