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The Biology of Aging

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  • © 1978

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Editors:
  1. John A. Behnke
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  2. Caleb E. Finch

    1. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

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  3. Gairdner B. Moment

    1. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Goucher College, Baltimore, USA

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. The Ponce de Leon Trail Today

      • Gairdner B. Moment
      Pages 1-17

  3. Aging in Cells and their Molecules

    1. Cell Aging: A Model System Approach

      • Vincent J. Cristofalo, Betzabé M. Stanulis
      Pages 19-31

    2. Is Limited Cell Proliferation the Clock That Times Aging?

      • David E. Harrison
      Pages 33-55

    3. Molecular Biology of Aging

      • Douglas E. Brash, Ronald W. Hart
      Pages 57-81

  4. Aging in Plants and Lower Animals

    1. Cellular and Metabolic Aspects of Senescence in Higher Plants

      • Harold W. Woolhouse
      Pages 83-99

    2. The Biological Significance of Death in Plants

      • A. Carl Leopold
      Pages 101-114

    3. Aging in Lower Animals

      • William F. Van Heukelem
      Pages 115-130

  5. Aging in Humans and Other Mammals

    1. Exercise and Aging

      • Roy J. Shephard
      Pages 131-149

    2. Diet and Nutrient Needs in Old Age

      • Vernon R. Young
      Pages 151-172

    3. Nutritional Regulation of Longevity

      • Morris H. Ross
      Pages 173-189

    4. Consequences of Alcohol and Other Drug Use in the Aged

      • Michael J. Eckardt
      Pages 191-204

    5. Physical Changes of the Aging Brain

      • Robert D. Terry
      Pages 205-220

    6. Aging and Immune Function

      • William H. Adler, Kenneth H. Jones, Mary Anne Brock
      Pages 221-234

    7. Genes and Aging

      • Elizabeth S. Russell
      Pages 235-245

    8. The Dilemma of Aging Parents: Increased Risk of Genetically Abnormal Offspring

      • Edward L. Schneider
      Pages 247-261

  6. Hormones and Aging

    1. Endocrinology and Aging

      • Paul J. Davis
      Pages 263-276

    2. Hormone “Replacement” in the Aged: Proceed with Care

      • Edwin D. Bransome Jr.
      Pages 277-289

    3. Altered Biochemical Responsiveness and Hormone Receptor Changes during Aging

      • George S. Roth
      Pages 291-300

    4. The Brain and Aging

      • Caleb E. Finch
      Pages 301-309
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About this book

Egocentricity is characteristically human. It is natural for our prime in­ terest to be ourselves and for one of our major concerns to be what affects us personally. Aging and death - universal and inevitable­ have always been of compelling concern. Mystical explanations were invented when scientific answers were lacking. and gross physiologi­ As scientific knowledge developed, anatomy cal processes were explained, and the roles of the endocrine glands were revealed. Since the sex hormones obviously lose some of their potency with age, it was logical to assume that they played the major role in declining general well-being. The puzzle of aging would now be solved. The Ponce de Leon quest would soon be fulfilled. Pseudoscientists and quacks rushed in where most scientists feared to tread. By the time the glowing promises of perpetual youth through gland transplants and injections had proved illusory, serious study of the aging process had been set back for years. The field had lost "respect­ ability," and most capable scientists shunned it. Those who did con­ tinue to seek answers to its tough questions deserve special recognition.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

    Caleb E. Finch

  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Goucher College, Baltimore, USA

    Gairdner B. Moment

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Biology of Aging

  • Editors: John A. Behnke, Caleb E. Finch, Gairdner B. Moment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3994-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-3996-0Published: 17 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-3994-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 388

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Consumer Packaged Goods, Engineering, Pharma

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