Reviews
"This text provides an overview of important topics in biomedical gerontology. Geriatricians, medical researchers and practitioners, psychologists, sociologists, and graduate students will find this volume useful." --BIOSIS "Many of the chapters provide outstanding coverage of their subject areas. For example, the chapter by Campis and her associates is the best that I have encountered in regard to the use of the cell culture system as a model for study of organismic senescence; these authors thoughtfully evaluate the evidence for and against the value of this model and leave the reader with a clear picture of its current status. Thus, properly used, this Handbook can be a valuable resource for both investigators and students of biological gerontology." --Edward J. Masoro, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, in GERONTOLOGIST
Table of Content
Introduction: Edited by E.L. Schneider and J.W. Rowe. R.L. Sprott and S.N. Austad, Animal Models for Aging Research. D. Elahi, D.C. Muller, and J.W. Rowe, Design, Conduct, and Analysis of Human Aging Research: Edited by T.E. Johnson. Genetic Analyses: S.M. Jazwinski, Longevity-Assurance Genes and Mitochondrial DNA Alterations: Yeast and Filamentous Fungi. G.J. Lithgow, Molecular Genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans Aging. J.E. Fleming and M.R. Rose, Genetics of Aging in Drosophila. L.D. Noodén and J.J. Guiamét, Genetic Control of Senescence and Aging in Plants. Molecular and Cellular Biology: Edited by N.J. Holbrook. J. Campisi, G. Dimri, and E. Hara, Control of Replicative Senescence. J. Papaconstantinou, P.D. Reisner, L. Liu, and D.T. Kuninger, Mechanisms of Altered Gene Expression with Aging. R.L. Levine and E.R. Stadtman, Protein Modifications with Aging. K. Randerath, E. Randerath, and C. Filburn, Genomic and Mitochondrial DNA Alterations with Aging. Neurobiology: Edited by J.H. Morrison. M.S. Albert and M.B. Moss, Neuropsychology of Aging: Findings in Humans and Monkeys. C.V. Mobbs, Neuroendocrinology of Aging. C.W. Cotman and S. Neeper, Activity-Dependent Plasticity and the Aging Brain. S.A. Johnson and C.E. Finch, Changes in Gene Expression during Brain Aging: A Survey. Physiology, Endocrinology and Nutrition: Edited by J.W. Rowe and E.L. Schneider. A.P. Goldberg, D.R. Dengel, and J.M. Hagberg, Exercise Physiology and Aging. R.A. Miller, Aging and the Immune Reponse. J.B. Blumberg, Status and Functional Impact of Nutrition in Older Adults. M.F. Bellantoni and M.R. Blackman, The Menopause and Its Consequences. C. Murray, M. Luckey, and D. Meier, Skeletal Integrity. Author Index. Subject Index.
