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Handbook of the biology of aging

Edward J Masoro; Steven N Austad 1946-

Amsterdam Elsevier Academic Press Boston c2006

Localização: ICB - Inst. Ciências Biomédicas    (QP84 H236b 2006 )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    Handbook of the biology of aging
  • Autor: Edward J Masoro; Steven N Austad 1946-
  • Assuntos: Aging -- Physiological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; ENVELHECIMENTO (FISIOLOGIA); Aging -- physiology
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
  • Notas Locais: ICB - Obra adquirida através do Projeto - FAPESP - FAPLIV-V
  • Descrição: Section I. Conceptual and technical issues Reliability theory of aging and longevity / Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova -- Are age-associated diseases an integral part of aging? Edward J. Masoro -- Dietary restriction, hormesis, and small molecule mimetics / David A. Sinclair and Konrad T. Howitz -- Hematopoietic stem cells, aging, and cancer / Deborah R. Bell and Gary Van Zant Mitochondria: a critical role in aging / Tamara R. Golden ... [et al.] -- P53 and mouse aging models Catherine Gatza ... [et al.] -- Complex genetic architecture of Drosophila longevity / Trudy F.C. Mackay ... [et al.] -- Evolutionary biology of aging future directions / Daniel E.L. Promislow, Kenneth M. Fedorka, and Joep M.S. Burger -- Senescence in wild populations of mammals and birds / Anja K. Brunet-Rossinni and Steven N. Austad -- Biodemography of aging and age-specific mortality in Drosophila melanogaster / James W. Curtsinger, Natalia S. Gavrilova, and Leonid A. Gavrilov -- Microarray analysis of gene expression changes in aging / F. Noel Hudson ... [et al.] -- Computer modeling in the study of aging / Thomas B.L. Kirkwood ... [et al.] Section II. Non-mammalian models. Dissecting the processes of aging using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans / Samuel T. Henderson, Shane L. Rea, and Thomas E. Johnson -- Genetic manipulation of life span in Drosophila melanogaster / Daniel Ford and John Tower -- Juvenile and steroid hormones in Drosophila melanogaster longevity /
    Meng-Ping Tu, Thomas Flatt, and Marc Tatar -- A critical evaluation of nonmammalian models for aging research / Steven N. Austad and Andrei Podlutsky -- Section III. Mammalian models. Differential aging among skeletal muscles Roger J.M. McCarter -- Aging, body fat, and carbohydrate metabolism / Marielisa Rincon, Radhika Muzumdar, and Nir Barzilai -- Growth and aging: why do big dogs die young? / Richard A. Miller and Steven N. Austad -- Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1, and th
  • Títulos relacionados: Série:The handbooks of aging
  • Editor: Amsterdam Elsevier Academic Press Boston
  • Data de criação/publicação: c2006
  • Formato: xx, 660 p ill. 26 cm..
  • Idioma: Inglês

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