The Comparative Biology of Aging

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wolf, Norman S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Cell physiology.; Oxidative stress.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Oxidative Stress.; Cell Physiology.

Cover copy: Wolf, Norman (ed.), The Comparative Biology of Aging The processes of aging and death remain one of the most fascinating, and mysterious, areas of biological research. Huge anomalies between species raise questions the answers to which could have fundamental implications for the field of...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Lifespans and Pathologies Present at Death in Laboratory Animals
• Animal Size, Metabolic Rate, and Survival, Among and Within Species
• Hormonal Influences on Aging and Lifespan
• Exploring Mechanisms of Aging Retardation by Caloric Restriction: Studies in Model Organisms and Mammals
• Cell Replication Rates In Vivo and In Vitro and Wound Healing as Affected by Animal Age, Diet, and Species
• Sirtuin Function in Longevity
• The Role of TOR Signaling in Aging
• Mitochondria, Oxidative Damage and Longevity: What Can Comparative Biology Teach Us?
• Comparative Genomics of Aging
• Changes in Lysosomes and Their Autophagic Function in Aging: The Comparative Biology of Lysosomal Function
• Telomeres and Telomerase
• Cardiac Aging
• Comparative Skeletal Muscle Aging
• Aging of the Nervous System
• Aging of the Immune System Across Different Species.