Physiological basis of aging and geriatrics
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Physiological basis of aging and geriatrics
Macmillan Pub. Co. , Collier Macmillan, c1988
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
This book relates the physiological principles of the ageing process in general to the diagnosis and treatment of the individual elderly patient in particular. It is suitable as a reference source for specialist practioners in gerontology, geriatrics and general medicine, as well as the student
Table of Contents
- Part 1 General perspectives: aging as a stage in the life cycle
- demographic, comparative and differential aging
- aging and disease
- theories of aging. Part 2 Molecular and cellular aging: degenerative changes in cells and cell death
- anzymatic changes in aging
- oxygen radical generation and protective systems
- aging of the immune system. Part 3 Systemic and organic aging: aging of the nervous system, functional changes
- aging of the nervous system, sensory changes
- aging of the hypothalmo-pituitary-adrenal system
- aging of the female reproductive system, the menopause
- aging of the male reproductive system
- the thyroid and basal metabolism
- the pancreas and glucose metabolism
- aging of the cardiovascular metabolism - atherosclerosis
- aging of the cardiovascular system - lipoproteins
- the lung
- the kidney
- gastrointestinal system and liver
- aging of the musculoskeletal system and heart
- the skin, connective tissue and aging. Part 4 Prevention and rehabilitation: drug management and pharmacokinetics in the elderly
- effects of nutrition on aging
- physical medicine and rehabilitation
- an agenda for healthful aging.
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