02465cam a2200289Ia 4500001001500000003000900015005001700024006001900041007000700060008004100067020003200108040002300140245010200163250001200265260004400277300002500321504005100346505146000397530003701857538003601894650003401930650001601964655002801980700002202008776007802030856006702108CRC000E7305PDFBD-DhSAU20151012144301.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||130419s2007    nyua    sb    001 0 eng d  a9781420007091 (ebook : PDF)  aBD-DhSAUcBD-DhSAU00aPhysiological basis of aging and geriatricsh[electronic resource] /cedited by Paola S. Timiras.  a4th ed.  aNew York :bInforma Healthcare,cc2007.  aviii, 407 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aOld age as a stage of life : common terms related to aging and methods used to study aging -- Human longevity in historical perspective -- Comparative aging, geriatric functional assessment, aging and disease -- Cellular senescence, cell death, and transgenic mouse models of aging -- Theories of life span and aging -- The nervous system : structural, biochemical, metabolic, and circulatory changes -- The nervous system : functional changes with aging -- Sensory systems : normal aging, disorders, and treatments of vision and hearing in humans -- The adrenals and pituitary-stress, adaptation, and longevity -- Female reproductive aging and menopause -- The ensemble male hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis -- The thyroid, parathyroid, and pineal glands -- The endocrine pancreas, obesity, and diffuse endocrine and chemical mediators -- The immune system -- Cardiovascular alternations with aging: atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease -- Lipids, lipoproteins, and atherosclerosis -- The pulmonary respiration, hematopoiesis, and erythrocytes -- The kidney, lower urinary tract, body fluids, and the prostate -- The gastrointestinal tract and the liver -- The skeleton, joints, and sketetal and cardiac muscles -- The skin -- Pharmacology and drug management in the elderly -- Healthful aging : nutrition and experimental strategies in dietary restriction -- Benefits of physical exercise -- Regenerative perspectives and assistive technologies.  aAlso available in print edition.  aMode of access: World Wide Web. 0aAgingxPhysiological aspects. 0aGeriatrics. 7aElectronic books.2lcsh1 aTimiras, Paola S.1 z9780849373053 (hardback : alk. paper)z0849373050 (hardback : alk. paper)40uhttp://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781420007091qapplication/PDF