Mechanisms of cardiovascular aging /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2002.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Advances in cell aging and gerontology.
v. 11. |
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Table of Contents:
- Overview of cardiovascular aging
- Lipoprotein metabolism and molecular pathogenesis of artherosclerosis
- Cytokines and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
- Endothelium-mediated signaling and vascular aging
- Nitric oxide, gender and hypertension in humans
- Alterations of ion channels in vascular muscle cells and endothelial cells during hypertension and aging
- Extracellular matrix changes and vascular smooth muscle signaling
- Mitochondrial electron transport and aging in the heart
- Superoxide, superoxide dismutases, and cardiovascular dysfunction
- Aging and the red cell
- Hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular aging
- Interactions of selenium, vitamin E, and vitamin C in atherosclerosis
- Dietary antioxidants and cardiovascular disease
- Extension of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular healthspan by dietary restriction : molecular mechanisms