02645cam a2200325Ia 4500 CRC000E7305PDF BD-DhSAU 20151012144301.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||| 130419s2007 nyua sb 001 0 eng d 9781420007091 (ebook : PDF) BD-DhSAU BD-DhSAU QP86 .P557 2007 612.67 P578 Physiological basis of aging and geriatrics [electronic resource] / edited by Paola S. Timiras. 4th ed. New York : Informa Healthcare, c2007. viii, 407 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Old 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. Also available in print edition. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Aging Physiological aspects. Geriatrics. Electronic books. lcsh Timiras, Paola S. 9780849373053 (hardback : alk. paper) 0849373050 (hardback : alk. paper) http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781420007091 application/PDF 11260 11259