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The first volume in this six volume set draws primarily on review articles by some of the leading scientists working in the field of aging. This volume will communicate the latest developments in our understanding of how and why human beings change as we age. Ours is truly the age of aging. We are on the edge of a demographic, social, economic, and health transition revolution which will globally shape life in the Twenty-First Century. Increasingly, the aging of the population is having vast social and personal impact, changing past perceptions of the life-cycle; the organization of health care systems; social security policy; economics of retirement; political elections; cultural and religious views on aging and death; intergenerational relations; the nature of family life; the structure of communities and attitudes towards death. Aging is a multi-disciplinary problem. The effects of aging is an area of study with ever increasing importance to departments in the humanities and sciences, and it is a phenomenon studied by many disciplines hosting a range of related courses.

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Author:   Donna Lind Infeld
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780415938969

ISBN 10:   0415938961
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   28 June 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Theoretical Perspectives on the Biology of Aging 1. Hayflick, L. (1996). 'Defining Aging.' Chapter 1 in How and Why We Age. NY: Ballantine Books: 11-18. 2. Beckman, K.B., Ames, B.N. (1998). 'The free radical theory of aging matures.' Physiological Reviews 78(2): 547-81. 3. Fossel, M. (2000). 'Cell senescence in human aging: a review of the theory.' In vivo 14(1) 29-34. 4. Carnes, B.A., S.J. Olshanksy, L. Gavrilov, N. Gavrilov, D. Grahn. (1999). 'Human longevity: Nature vs. nurture - fact or fiction.' Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. 42(3): 422-441. 5. Barzilai, N., Gabriely, I. (2001). 'Calorie Restriction: Effects on body composition, insulin signalling and aging - the role of fat depletion in the biological benefits of caloric restriction.' The Journal of Nutrition. 131(3) S 903-906. Mar 2001. 6. Charlesworth, B. (2000). 'Fisher, Medawar, Hamilton and the evolution of aging.' Genetics. 156(3): 927-931. Animal Models 7. Miller, R.A. and Nadon, N.L. (2000). 'Principles of Animal use for gerontological research.' Journals of Gerontology Series A - Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 55(3): B117-23. 8. Vijg, J. (2000). 'Somatic mutations and aging: a re-evaluation.' Mutation Research 4470(1): 117-135. 9. Klinman, N.R., Kline, G.H. (1997.) 'The B-cell biology of aging.' Immunological Reviews 160:103-114. 10. Ottinger, M.A., Thompson, N. et al. (1997). 'Neurendocrine regulation of GnRH and behavior during aging in birds.' Brain Research Bulletin 44(4): 471-477. Cellular and Molecular Biology of Aging 11. Strauss, E. (2001). 'Growing old together.' Science. 292(5514), 41-43. 12. Macieira-Coelho, A. (2000). 'Ups and downs of aging studies in vitro: the crooked path of science.' Gerontology (2): 55-63. 13. Finkel, T., Holbrook, N.J. (2000). 'Oxidants, oxidative stress and the biology of ageing.' Nature. 408(6809): 239-247. 14. Narayanan, S. (1996). 'Laboratory markers as an index of aging.' Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science 26(1): 50-59. 15. Johnson, F.B., Sinclair, D.A. et al. (1999). 'Molecular biology of aging.' Cell 96(2): 291-302. 16. Mann, D.M. (1997) 'Molecular biology's impact on our understanding of aging.' British Medical Journal 315(7115): 1078-1081. 17. Kirkwood, T.B. (1998). 'Ovarian ageing and the general biology of senescence.' Maturitas 30(2): 105-111. 18. Hensler, P.J., Pereira-Smith, O.M. (1995). 'Human replicative senescence: A molecular study.' American Journal of Pathology 147(1): 1-8. Age-Related Changes in Human Physiology 19. Sorkin, J.D., Muller, D.C., Andres, R. (1999). 'Longitudinal change in height of men and women: implications for interpretation of t

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