LEADER 03405nam 2200577 450 001 9910460205703321 005 20210429025940.0 010 $a0-8135-7157-X 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813571577 035 $a(CKB)3710000000373996 035 $a(EBL)1986550 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001440819 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12535931 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001440819 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11393626 035 $a(PQKB)10916624 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1986550 035 $a(DE-B1597)530129 035 $a(OCoLC)904697216 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813571577 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1986550 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11031941 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL750143 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000373996 100 $a20150331h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOur aging bodies /$fGary F. Merrill 210 1$aNew Brunswick, New Jersey ;$aLondon, [England] :$cRutgers University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (314 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a1-336-18857-X 311 0 $a0-8135-7156-1 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. How We Age --$t2. The Aging Nervous System --$t3. The Aging Endocrine System --$t4. The Aging Immune System --$t5. The Aging Reproductive System --$t6. The Aging Urinary System --$t7. The Aging Gastrointestinal System --$t8. The Aging Musculoskeletal System --$t9. The Aging Cardiovascular System --$t10. The Aging Respiratory System --$tIndex --$tABOUT THE AUTHOR 330 $aPeople in developed countries are living longer and, just as the aged population around the world is steadily growing, the number of adults eighty-five and older in the United States is projected to quadruple to twenty-one million people by 2050. The aging of our population has huge implications for baby boomers and their children, and has generated a greater interest in the causes and effects of aging. Our Aging Bodies provides a clear, scientifically based explanation of what happens to all the major organ systems and bodily processes-such as the cardiovascular and digestive systems-as people age. The first section is an overview of secondary aging-changes that occur with age that are related to disease and the environment-and include the effect of such things as diet, humor, and exercise. Readers will also learn about primary aging-intrinsic changes that occur with the aging of specific organs and body systems (including the prostate, the heart, the digestive system, and the brain). Throughout the book, Gary F. Merrill weaves in personal anecdotes and stories that help clarify and reinforce the facts and principles of the underlying scientific processes and explanations. Our Aging Bodies is accessible to a general reader interested in the aging phenomenon, or baby boomers wanting to be more informed when seeing their doctor and discussing changes to their bodies as they age. 606 $aAging$xPhysiological aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAging$xPhysiological aspects. 676 $a612.6/7 700 $aMerrill$b Gary F.$01029993 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460205703321 996 $aOur aging bodies$92466338 997 $aUNINA