Handbook of the Biology of Aging
6th Edition
Published on 6. January 2006
Book
Hardback
680 pages
978-0-12-088387-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research findings in the biology of aging. Intended as a summary for researchers, it is also adopted as a high level textbook for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses. The Sixth Edition is 20% larger than the Fifth Edition, with 21 chapters summarizing the latest findings in research on the biology of aging. The content of the work is virtually 100% new. Though a selected few topics are similar to the Fifth Edition, these chapters are authored by new contributors with new information. The majority of the chapters are completely new in both content and authorship. The Sixth Edition places greater emphasis and coverage on competing and complementary theories of aging, broadening the discussion of conceptual issues. Greater coverage of techniques used to study biological issues of aging include computer modeling, gene profiling, and demographic analyses. Coverage of research on Drosophilia is expanded from one chapter to four. New chapters on mammalian models discuss aging in relation to skeletal muscles, body fat and carbohydrate metabolism, growth hormone, and the human female reproductive system. Additional new chapters summarize exciting research on stem cells and cancer, dietary restriction, and whether age related diseases are an integral part of aging. The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition is part of the Handbooks on Aging series, including Handbook of the Psychology of Aging and Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, also in their 6th editions.
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Series
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Gerontological researchers, developmental psychologists, sociologists, practioners dealing with aging populations, biologists involved in aging research, & medical researchers.
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Approx. 100 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
1290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-088387-5 (9780120883875)
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Persons
Edward J. Masoro was the recipient of the 1989 Allied-Signal Achievement Award in Aging Research. In 1990, he received the Geriatric Leadership Academic Award from the National Institute on Aging and the Robert W. Kleemeier Award from the Gerontological Society of America. In 1991, he received a medal of honor from the University of Pisa for Achievements in Gerontology. In 1993, Dr. Masoro received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Chairmen of Departments of Physiology. He received the 1995 Irving Wright Award of Distinction of the American Federation for Aging Research and the 1995 Glenn Foundation Award. He served as the President of the Gerontological Society of America from 1994-1995, as the Chairman of the Aging Review Committee of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and as Chairman of the Board of Scientific Counselors of the NIA. Dr. Masoro received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He has held faculty positions at Queens University (Canada), Tufts University School of Medicine, University of Washington,and Medical College of Pennsylvania. From 1973 through May 1991, he served as Chairman of the Department of Physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He presently continues his duties as Professor in the Department of Physiology and is the Director of the newly created Aging Research and Education Center. On April 1, 1996, he became Professor Emeritus. Dr. Masoro was a Wellcome Visiting Professor in Basic Medical Sciences for the 1992-1993 Academic Year. His research has been in lipid metabolism, cold exposure, membrane biochemistry, and biological gerontology. Since 1975, Dr. Masoros research has focused on the influence of food restriction on aging. He has or is serving in an editorial role for ten journals, and in January 1992, he became the Editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences.
Content
HANDBOOK OF THE BIOLOGY OF AGING, 6e
Edited by Edward J. Masoro and Steve Austad
Section I: Conceptual and Technical Issues
Chapter 1
Reliability Theory of Aging and Longevity
Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova
Chapter 2 - Are Age-Associated Diseases an Integral Part of Aging?
Edward J. Masoro
Chapter 3 - Dietary Restriction, Hormesis and Small Molecule Mimetics
David A. Sinclair and Konrad T. Howitz
Chapter 4 - Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Aging, and Cancer
Deborah Bell and Gary Van Zant
Chapter 5 - Mitochondria: A Critical Role in Aging
Tamara Golden, Karl Morten, Felicity Johnson, Enrique Samper, and Simon Melov
Chapter 6 - P53 and Mouse Aging Models
Cathy Gatza, George Hinkal, Lynette Moore, Melissa Dumble, and Lawrence A. Donehower
Chapter 7 - Complex Genetic Architecture of Drosophila Longevity
Trudy Mackay, Natalia V. Roshina, Jeff W. Leips, and Elena G. Pasyukova
Chapter 8 - Evolutionary Biology of Aging: Future Directions
Daniel Promislow, Ken Fedorka, and Joep Burger
Chapter 9 - Senescence in Wild Populations of Mammals and Birds
Anja Brunet-Rossini and Steven N. Austad
Chapter 10 - Biodemography of Aging and Age-Specific Mortality in Drosophila melanogaster
James Curtsinger, Natalia S. Gavrilova, and Leonid A. Gavrilov
Chapter 11 - Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression Changes in Aging
F. Noel Hudson, Matt Kaeberlein, Nancy Linford, David Pritchard, Richard Beyer, and Peter S. Rabinovitch
Chapter 12 - Computer Modeling in the Study of Aging
Thomas Kirkwood, Richard Boys, Colin Gillespie, Carole Procter, Daryl Shanley, and Darren Wilkenson
Section II: Non-Mammalian Models
Chapter 13 - Dissecting the Processes of Aging Using the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Thomas E. Johnson, Samuel T. Henderson, Shane Rea
Chapter 14 - Genetic Manipulation of Life span in Drosophila. Melanogaster
Daniel Ford and John Tower
Chapter 15 - Juvenile and Steroid Hormones in Drosophila melanogaster Longevity
Meng-Ping Tu, Thomas Flatt,, Marc Tatar
Chapter 16 - A Critical Evaluation of Nonmammalian Models for Aging Research
Steven N. Austad, Andrej Podlutsky
Section III: Mammalian Models
Chapter 17 - Differential Aging Among Skeletal Muscles
Roger J. M. McCarter
Chapter 18 - Aging, Body Fat, and Carbohydrate Metabolism
Marielisa Rincon, Radhika Muzumdar, and Nir Barzilai
Chapter 19 - Growth and Aging: Why do Big Dogs Die young?
Richard Miller and Steven N. Austad
Chapter 20 - Growth Hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and the Biology of Aging
Christy S. Carter and William E. Sonntag
Chapter 21 - Aging of the Female Reproductive System
Phyllis Wise
Edited by Edward J. Masoro and Steve Austad
Section I: Conceptual and Technical Issues
Chapter 1
Reliability Theory of Aging and Longevity
Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova
Chapter 2 - Are Age-Associated Diseases an Integral Part of Aging?
Edward J. Masoro
Chapter 3 - Dietary Restriction, Hormesis and Small Molecule Mimetics
David A. Sinclair and Konrad T. Howitz
Chapter 4 - Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Aging, and Cancer
Deborah Bell and Gary Van Zant
Chapter 5 - Mitochondria: A Critical Role in Aging
Tamara Golden, Karl Morten, Felicity Johnson, Enrique Samper, and Simon Melov
Chapter 6 - P53 and Mouse Aging Models
Cathy Gatza, George Hinkal, Lynette Moore, Melissa Dumble, and Lawrence A. Donehower
Chapter 7 - Complex Genetic Architecture of Drosophila Longevity
Trudy Mackay, Natalia V. Roshina, Jeff W. Leips, and Elena G. Pasyukova
Chapter 8 - Evolutionary Biology of Aging: Future Directions
Daniel Promislow, Ken Fedorka, and Joep Burger
Chapter 9 - Senescence in Wild Populations of Mammals and Birds
Anja Brunet-Rossini and Steven N. Austad
Chapter 10 - Biodemography of Aging and Age-Specific Mortality in Drosophila melanogaster
James Curtsinger, Natalia S. Gavrilova, and Leonid A. Gavrilov
Chapter 11 - Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression Changes in Aging
F. Noel Hudson, Matt Kaeberlein, Nancy Linford, David Pritchard, Richard Beyer, and Peter S. Rabinovitch
Chapter 12 - Computer Modeling in the Study of Aging
Thomas Kirkwood, Richard Boys, Colin Gillespie, Carole Procter, Daryl Shanley, and Darren Wilkenson
Section II: Non-Mammalian Models
Chapter 13 - Dissecting the Processes of Aging Using the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Thomas E. Johnson, Samuel T. Henderson, Shane Rea
Chapter 14 - Genetic Manipulation of Life span in Drosophila. Melanogaster
Daniel Ford and John Tower
Chapter 15 - Juvenile and Steroid Hormones in Drosophila melanogaster Longevity
Meng-Ping Tu, Thomas Flatt,, Marc Tatar
Chapter 16 - A Critical Evaluation of Nonmammalian Models for Aging Research
Steven N. Austad, Andrej Podlutsky
Section III: Mammalian Models
Chapter 17 - Differential Aging Among Skeletal Muscles
Roger J. M. McCarter
Chapter 18 - Aging, Body Fat, and Carbohydrate Metabolism
Marielisa Rincon, Radhika Muzumdar, and Nir Barzilai
Chapter 19 - Growth and Aging: Why do Big Dogs Die young?
Richard Miller and Steven N. Austad
Chapter 20 - Growth Hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and the Biology of Aging
Christy S. Carter and William E. Sonntag
Chapter 21 - Aging of the Female Reproductive System
Phyllis Wise