Aging : Exploring a Complex Phenomenon /: Exploring a Complex Phenomenon. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Shamim I. Ahmad.
• Editors: Ahmad, Shamim I
• Contents: ""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""One World, One Humanity""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Editor""; ""Contributors""; ""Section I: Introduction to Aging""; ""Chapter 1: A Synopsis on Aging""; ""Chapter 2: Understanding Aging after Darwin""; ""Section II: Aging Hypothesis""; ""Chapter 3: Evolutionary Theories of Aging : A Systemic and Mechanistic Perspective""; ""Chapter 4: The Indispensable Soma Hypothesis in Aging""; ""Chapter 5: Programmed Aging Paradigm and Aging of Perennial Neurons"" ""Chapter 6: The Genetic Program of Aging""""Chapter 7: The Origins of Aging : Multicellularity, Speciation, and Ecosystems""; ""Chapter 8: Human Culture : Urbanization and Human Aging""; ""Chapter 9: Aging Epigenetics : Accumulation of Errors and More""; ""Section III: Diseases Associated with Aging and Treatment""; ""Chapter 10: The Premature Aging Characteristics of RecQ Helicases""; ""Chapter 11: Cockayne Syndrome and the Aging Process""; ""Chapter 12: Cancer: The Price for Longevity""; ""Chapter 13: Nodular Thyroid Disease with Aging"" ""Chapter 14: HIV and Aging : A Multifaceted Relationship""""Chapter 15: Maturation, Barrier Function, Aging, and Breakdown of the Bloodâ#x80;#x93;Brain Barrier""; ""Chapter 16: Senescent Cells as Drivers of Age-Related Diseases""; ""Chapter 17: Osteoimmunology in Aging""; ""Chapter 18: Manipulating Aging to Treat Age-Related Disease""; ""Chapter 19: Therapeutic Options to Enhance Poststroke Recovery in Aged Humans""; ""Section IV: Mechanisms of Aging""; ""Chapter 20: Increase in Mitochondrial DNA Fragments inside Nuclear DNA during the Lifetime of an Individual as a Mechanism of Aging"" ""Chapter 21: Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress in Aging and Healthspan""""Chapter 22: Immunology of Aging and Cancer Development""; ""Chapter 23: Oxidation of Ion Channels in the Aging Process""; ""Chapter 24: Lipid Raft Alteration and Functional Impairment in Aged Neuronal Membranes""; ""Chapter 25: Autophagy: The Way to Death or Immortality? Activators and Inhibitors of Autophagy as Possible Modulators of the Aging Process""; ""Section V: Treatments in Aging""; ""Chapter 26: Aging : Grounds and Determents"" ""Chapter 27: Skin Aging Clock and Its Resetting by Light-Emitting Diode Low-Level Light Therapy""""Section VI: Healthy and Successful Aging""; ""Chapter 28: Social Structure and Healthy Aging : Case Studies""; ""Chapter 29: Successful Aging : Role of Cognition, Personality, and Whole-Person Wellness""; ""Chapter 30: Physical Activity in Prevention of Glucocorticoid Myopathy and Sarcopenia in Aging""; ""Chapter 31: Reductionism versus Systems Thinking in Aging Research""; ""Section VII: Anti-Aging Drugs""
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 612.6/7; Aging; Cytology; Gerontology; Molecular biology; Geriatrics; MEDICAL / Physiology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315283876; 1315283875
• Related ISBNs: 9781138196971
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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