Physiological Basis of Aging and GeriatricsPaola S. Timiras Extensively revised and updated to reflect the current state of knowledge in the study of aging, this Fourth Edition offers a complete profile of the aging process at all levels, from molecules and cells to demography and evolution. Written by international experts in current basic and clinical aging research, this text includes aspects of individual, comparative, and differential aging, and discussions of theories and mechanisms of aging. This invaluable reference illustrates how bodily systems, organs, and functions are affected with aging, describes how genetic and environmental factors influence age-related changes, and addresses some of the clinical consequences of these changes for health and longevity. Well illustrated, with numerous tables and graphs, this book presents up-to-date information from internationally renowned experts in various bio-medical fields. |
Contents
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Chapter 3 Comparative Aging Geriatric Functional Assessment Aging and Disease | 23 |
Chapter 4 Cellular Senscence Cell Death and Transgenic Mouse Models of Aging | 41 |
Chapter 5 Theories of Life Span and Aging | 55 |
Systemic and Organismic Aging | 69 |
Structural Biochemical Metabolic and Circulatory Changes | 71 |
Functional Changes with Aging | 89 |
Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease | 249 |
Chapter 16 Lipids Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis | 265 |
Chapter 17 The Pulmonary Respiration Hematopoiesis and Erythrocytes | 277 |
Chapter 18 The Kidney Lower Urinary Tract Body Fluids and the Prostate | 297 |
Chapter 19 The Gastrointestinal Tract and the Liver | 315 |
Chapter 20 The Skeleton Joints and Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles | 329 |
Chapter 21 The Skin | 345 |
Prevention and Rehabilitation | 353 |
Normal Aging Disorders and Treatments of Vision and Hearing in Humans | 109 |
Chapter 9 The Adrenals and PituitaryStress Adaptation and Longevity | 137 |
Chapter 10 Female Reproductive Aging and Menopause | 159 |
Chapter 11 The Ensemble Male HypothalamoPituitaryGonadal Axis | 185 |
Chapter 12 The Thyroid Parathyroid and Pineal Glands | 205 |
Chapter 13 The Endocrine Pancreas Obesity and Diffuse Endocrine and Chemical Mediators | 219 |
Chapter 14 The Immune System | 231 |
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