| Description |
xiii, 202 pages : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Aging: A Biological Puzzle. The Puzzle. Mortality Risk. Anatomical and Physiological Changes. Age-Associated Diseases. Concept of Biological Age. Genetics. Universality -- 2. Demography and the Societal Challenge. Population Mortality Data. Factors Determining Population Age Structure. Societal Impact of Changing Age Structure. Need for Biomedical Breakthroughs -- 3. Why Aging Occurs. Evolutionary Biology. History of Evolutionary Theories of Aging. Current Evolutionary Theory of Aging. Genetic Mechanisms in the Evolution of Aging. Evidence Supporting the Evolutionary Theory -- 4. How Aging Occurs. Theories, Hypotheses, and Concepts -- 5. Biological Basis of Aging: A Unifying Concept. Evolutionary Theory as a Guide. The Disposable Soma Theory of Aging. "Private" and "Public" Proximate Mechanisms of Aging. Unifying Concept -- 6. The Human Aging Phenotype. Body Structure and Composition. Skin. Musculoskeletal System. Nervous System. Cardiovascular System. Respiratory System. Renal and Urinary System. Gastrointestinal System. Endocrine and Metabolic Function. Female Reproductive System. Male Reproductive System. Immune System. Thermoregulation -- 7. Possible Interventions to Retard Aging. Dietary Restriction in Rodents. Proposed Pharmacological Interventions. Lifestyle and Environmental Factors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aging -- Physiological aspects.
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Aging -- physiology.
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| Author |
EBSCOhost
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| LC no. |
99025949 |
| ISBN |
0826112773 (hbk.) |
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