Aging Mechanisms Longevity, Metabolism, and Brain Aging /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mori, Nozomu (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mook-Jung, Inhee (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2015.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Neurosciences.; Geriatrics.; Cell biology.; Biomedicine.; Human Physiology.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Cell Biology.

This book brings together the most up-to-date information on recent research results of leading laboratories on aging science in East Asia, particularly in Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong. Starting with a comprehensive overview of various hypotheses on biological mechanisms of aging by Dr. Sataro Goto,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Part I From Hypotheses to Mechanisms
• Part II Human Longevity: Centenarianism and Progeria
• Part III Stem Cells, Cultured Neurons, and Lower Animal Models
• Part IV Metabolism: Factors Affecting Tissue Aging
• Part V Aging Brain: Adult Neurogenesis, Synaptic Plasticity, and Brain Volume
• Part VI Aged Brain: Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
• Part VII Anti-Brain Aging: Neuroprotection and Therapeutic Approaches
• Epilogue
• Appendix
• Index.  .