Comparative Biology of Aging /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Wolf, Norman S. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Lifespans and Pathologies Present at Death in Laboratory Animals
  • Animal Size, Metabolic Rate, and Survival, Among and Within Species
  • Hormonal Influences on Aging and Lifespan
  • Exploring Mechanisms of Aging Retardation by Caloric Restriction: Studies in Model Organisms and Mammals
  • Cell Replication Rates In Vivo and In Vitro and Wound Healing as Affected by Animal Age, Diet, and Species
  • Sirtuin Function in Longevity
  • The Role of TOR Signaling in Aging
  • Mitochondria, Oxidative Damage and Longevity: What Can Comparative Biology Teach Us?
  • Comparative Genomics of Aging
  • Changes in Lysosomes and Their Autophagic Function in Aging: The Comparative Biology of Lysosomal Function
  • Telomeres and Telomerase
  • Cardiac Aging
  • Comparative Skeletal Muscle Aging
  • Aging of the Nervous System
  • Aging of the Immune System Across Different Species.