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Record Nr.

UNINA9910142650203321

Titolo

Endocrine facets of ageing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : John Wiley & Sons, 2002

ISBN

0-470-84654-2

9786610555444

1-280-55544-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 pages)

Collana

Novartis Foundation Symposia ; ; v.Vol. 242

Disciplina

612.67

Soggetti

Anatomy

Growth and Development

Physiological Processes

Physiological Phenomena

Phenomena and Processes

Aging

Endocrine System

Human Anatomy & Physiology

Health & Biological Sciences

Physiology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Social and medical developments have recently led to a dramatic increase in life expectancy. This has inspired the study of organismic changes associated with healthy ageing, in particular the erosion of homeostatic capabilities in multiple endocrine systems. This book reviews advances in the understanding of endocrine facets of ageing. It considers the relative magnitudes and time courses of different endocrine adaptations in the ageing human and experimental animal, addressing the influence of external factors on the rates of progression of endocrine sequelae in ageing, the mechanisms that underlie the



disarray of endocrine axes in ageing, and the implications of therapeutic reconstitution of hormones in ageing. This book: considers the mechanisms of ageing and hormonal changes that occur with age; discusses healthy ageing and the relationships between hormonal changes and pathophysiological conditions such as atherosclerosis and age-related bone loss; and draws together contributions from basic and clinical research, to identify and stimulate promising new research directions.