Physiological basis of aging and geriatrics /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
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
- Human longevity in historical perspective
- Comparative and differential aging, geriatric functional assessment, aging and disease
- Cellular senescence and cell death
- Oxidants and antioxidants in aging
- Theories of life span and aging
- The nervous system : structural and biochemical changes
- The nervous system : functional changes
- Sensory systems : normal aging, disorders, and treatments of vision and hearing in humans
- The adrenals and pituitary
- The female reproductive system
- The ensemble male hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis
- The thyroid, parathyroid, and pineal glands
- The endocrine pancreas, diffuse endocrine glands and chemical mediators
- The immune system
- Cardiovascular alterations with aging : atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease
- Lipids, lipoproteins and atherosclerosis
- The pulmonary respiration, hematopoiesis and erythrocytes
- The kidney, the lower urinary tract, body fluids and the prostrate
- The gastrointestinal tract and the liver
- The skeleton, joints, and skeletal and cardiac muscles
- The skin-- Pharmacology and drug management in the elderly
- Healthful aging : nutrition and exercise and experimental strategies in dietary restriction