Aging of the Organs and Systems

2004. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-4020-1743-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: Biology of Aging and its Modulation

During the last 40 years, the study of the biological basis of aging has progressed tremendously, and it has now become an independent and respectable field of study and research.

This volume on "Aging of Organs and Systems", is an attempt to bring understanding to both the aging process and the disease processes of old age. Bringing together contributions from an international team of authors, it will be of interest to graduates and postgraduates in the fields of medicine and nursing, researchers of different aspects of biogerontology and those in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, nutriceutical and health-care industry.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aspinall, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tropische Landwirtschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Dermatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The relationship between cell turnover and tissue aging.- 2. Aging of the skin.- 3. Skeletal muscle aging.- 4. Aging of the hematopoietic system.- 5. Aging of the human skeleton and its contribution to osteoporotic fractures.- 6. Aging of the cardiovascular system.- 7. Aging of the gastrointestinal system.- 8. Aging of the eye.- 9. Aging and the oral cavity.- 10. Aging and the immune system.- 11. Aging of the nervous system.- 12. Aging of the liver.- 13. The aging male reproductive system.