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Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics

4th edition

Publication Date   September 2007
Publisher   Informa Healthcare
Product Type   Book
Pages   536
ISBN Number   978-0-8493-7305-3
Product Code   IFH149
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Summary


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 of individuals and populations. It includes aspects of demographic, comparative, and differential aging together with a discussion of the several theories of aging. This reference illustrates how body functions alter as they age, 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 biologic fields.

Content


  • General Perspectives
    • Aging as A State of Life
    • Human Longevity in Historical Perspective
    • Comparative and Differential Aging
    • Cell Senescence, Cell Death, and Long-Lived Animal Models
    • Theories of Life Span and Aging
  • Systemic and Organismic 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 Stress, Adaptation, and Longevity
    • The Female Reproductive System
    • The Male Reproductive System
    • The Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Pineal Glands
    • The Endocrine Pancreas, The Metabolic Syndrome, and Obesity
    • 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 Prostate
    • The Gastrointestinal Tract and The Liver
    • The Skeleton, Joints, and Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles
    • The Skin
  • Prevention and Rehabilitation
    • Pharmacology and Drug Management in The Elderly
    • Healthful Nutrition and Experimental Strategies in Dietary Restriction
    • The Benefits of Physical Exercise
    • Regenerative Perspectives (Gene and Stem Cell Interventions) and Assistive Technologies