Endocrine aspects of successful aging : genes, hormones, and lifestyles /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
2004.
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| Series: | Research and perspectives in endocrine interactions.
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Table of Contents:
- Regulation of C. elegans life span by insulin-like signaling
- IGF-1 and insulin signaling in the control of longevity
- IGF-1 receptors in mammalian longevity : less is more
- IGF-1 gene polymorphism and disease in the elderly
- Polymorphisms and male ageing
- Age-related changes in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis : the role of personality variables
- Aging white matter and cognitive decline - a role for steroids
- How do changes in the GH/IGF-1 status of the elderly - whether occuring naturally, pathologically or therapeutically induced - impact their lives?
- Estrogen and cognitive functioning in women
- Genetic polymorphisms and age-related diseases : the example of osteoporosis
- Are estrogens protective or risk factors in the brain? Insights derived from animal models
- Testosterone supplementation and aging-associated sarcopenia
- The long thread of GFAP in aging, steroids, and synaptic plasticity
- Circadian rhythmicity and aging : the molecular basis of oscillatory gene expression
- Prediction of death in elderly men : endocrine factors