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Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics
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Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics book
Edited ByPaola S. Timiras
Edition 4th Edition
First Published 2007
eBook Published 16 August 2007
Pub. Location Boca Raton
Imprint CRC Press
Pages 536
eBook ISBN 9780429124945
Subjects Bioscience, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health
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Timiras, P.S. (Ed.). (2007). Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics (4th ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.3109/9781420007091
ABSTRACT
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 individu
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I: General Perspectives
chapter 1|8 pages
Old Age as a Stage of Life: Common Terms Related to Aging and Methods Used to Study Aging
ByPaola S. Timiras
chapter 3|18 pages
Comparative Aging, Geriatric Functional Assessment, Aging and Disease
ByPaola S. Timiras
chapter 4|14 pages
Cellular Senescence, Cell Death, and Transgenic Mouse Models of Aging
ByJudith Campisi
part |2 pages
Part II: Systemic and Organismic Aging
chapter 6|18 pages
The Nervous System: Structural, Biochemical, Metabolic, and Circulatory Changes
ByPaola S. Timiras, Gabe J. Maletta
chapter 7|20 pages
The Nervous System: Functional Changes with Aging
ByPaola S. Timiras, Gabe J. Maletta
chapter 8|28 pages
Sensory Systems: Normal Aging, Disorders, and Treatments of Vision and Hearing in Humans
ByEsmail Meisami, Chester M. Brown, Henry F. Emerle
chapter 9|22 pages
The Adrenals and Pituitary—Stress, Adaptation, and Longevity
ByPaola S. Timiras, Omer Gersten
chapter 11|20 pages
The Ensemble Male Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
ByJohannes D. Veldhuis, Daniel M. Keenan, Ali Iranmanesh, Paul Y. Takahashi, Ajay Nehra
chapter 13|12 pages
The Endocrine Pancreas, Obesity, and Diffuse Endocrine and Chemical Mediators
ByPaola S. Timiras
chapter 15|16 pages
Cardiovascular Alterations with Aging: Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease
ByPaola S. Timiras
chapter 17|20 pages
The Pulmonary Respiration, Hematopoiesis, and Erythrocytes
ByPaola S. Timiras, Massimo De Martinis
chapter 18|18 pages
The Kidney, Lower Urinary Tract, Body Fluids, and the Prostate
ByMary L. Timiras, Joyce Leary
chapter 20|16 pages
The Skeleton, Joints, and Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles
ByPaola S. Timiras, Franco M. Navazio
part |2 pages
Part III: Prevention and Rehabilitation
chapter 22|8 pages
Pharmacology and Drug Management in the Elderly
ByMary L. Timiras, Jay S. Luxenberg
chapter 23|18 pages
Healthful Aging: Nutrition and Experimental Strategies in Dietary Restriction
ByFranco M. Navazio, Marlia M. Braun
chapter 25|6 pages
Regenerative Perspectives and Assistive Technologies
ByMike D. West, Ruzena Bajcsy, Paola S. Timiras
