LEADER 05038nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910780009003321 005 20230331015621.0 010 $a1-280-18635-6 010 $a9786610186358 010 $a0-309-56748-3 035 $a(CKB)111069351117044 035 $a(EBL)3377107 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001072901 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11594402 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001072901 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11165044 035 $a(PQKB)10575337 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3377107 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3377107 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10068339 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL18635 035 $a(OCoLC)940510430 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111069351117044 100 $a19900918d1987 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAging in today's environment$b[electronic resource] /$fCommittee on Chemical Toxicity and Aging, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1987 215 $a1 online resource (234 p.) 300 $aCommittee chairmen: Robert N. Butler and Emil A. Pfitzer. 311 $a0-309-06227-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-208). 327 $aAGING In Today's Environment; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Executive Summary; AGING AND NUTRITION; AGING AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASE; AGING, DISEASE, PHARMACEUTICAL USE, AND CHEMICAL RESPONSE; AGING AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; MODEL SYSTEMS FOR RESEARCH; CONCLUSIONS; 1 Aging and Environmental Exposure ; BASIS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM; STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT; 2 The Aging Population and the Psychosocial Implications of Aging ; DEMOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS OF AN AGING POPULATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; 3 Principles of Gerontology ; CONCEPTUAL CONTEXT OF GERONTOLOGY; THEORIES OF AGING 327 $aDeterministic TheoriesDevelopmental Switches in Gene Expression; Neuroendocrine-Cascade Theories; Stochastic Theories; Intrinsic Mutagenesis Theory; Protein-Synthesis Error Catastrophe; Free Radicals; Posttranslational Glycation of Proteins and DNA; Thymic Involution as a Pacemaker of Immunosenescence; BIOMARKERS OF AGE OR AGING; ALTERED SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE AGED; 4 Principles of Toxicology in the Context of Aging ; CHEMICAL FATE AND EFFECT; Absorption; Distribution; Metabolism and Elimination; MECHANISMS OF TOXICITY AT THE MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND TISSUE LEVEL; Molecular Action 327 $aCellular EffectsEffects at the Tissue Level; PHARMACOGENETICS; BIOLOGIC MARKERS; TOXICITY TESTING; 5 Characteristics of the Environment, Aging, and the Aged ; NUTRITION; Effects of Nutrition on Toxicity; Nutrition and Cancer; Nutrition and Aging; Background and Criteria for Evaluating Aging; Food Restriction; Dietary Protein Intake; Dietary Fat Intake; Dietary Carbohydrate Intake; Dietary Vitamin Intake; Dietary Mineral Intake; Special Dietary Requirements of the Aged; PHARMACEUTICALS; Demographic Considerations; Patterns of Drug Use and Drug Prescribing; Ambulatory Populations 327 $aHospital PopulationsLong-Term-Care Facilities; Medication Compliance in the Elderly; Adverse Drug Reactions; LIFE-STYLE; Deliberate Chemical Exposure; Learned Helplessness; Atrophy of Disuse; Indoor Pollutants; Temperature; Radon; Formaldehyde; Combustion Products; Asbestos; Environmental Tobacco Smoke; Pesticides; 6 Environmental Effects on Age-Associated Diseases and Changes in Organ Function ; DEMOGRAPHICS OF AGE-ASSOCIATED DISEASES; SKIN; VISION; Cataracts; Glaucoma; Diabetic Retinopathy; Aging-Related Macular Degeneration; HEARING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; Changes Associated with Aging 327 $aInduced Disorders and DiseasesNeurotoxicants; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; RENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; SEXUALITY; ROLE OF ENVIRONMENT IN BONE METABOLISM AND VITAMIN D NUTRITION; 7 Model Systems for the Evaluation of Toxic Agents Affecting Aging or Age-Related Diseases ; CONSIDERATIONS IN CHOOSING AND DESIGNING MODEL SYSTEMS; EXAMPLES OF MODEL SYSTEMS; In Vitro Models; Nonmammalian Animal [Models; Mammalian Models; Epidemiologic Models; LIFE-SPAN MODULATION BY DRUG TREATMENT; 8 Conclusions ; 9 Recommendations ; RESEARCH; EDUCATION; FUNDING AND RESOURCES; References 327 $aAppendix Resources for Studying Aging 606 $aOlder people$xEffect of environment on 606 $aAging 606 $aEnvironmental health 606 $aHuman beings$xEffect of environment on 615 0$aOlder people$xEffect of environment on. 615 0$aAging. 615 0$aEnvironmental health. 615 0$aHuman beings$xEffect of environment on. 676 $a612.67 701 $aButler$b Robert N.$f1927-2010.$01526281 701 $aPfitzer$b Emil A$01526282 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780009003321 996 $aAging in today's environment$93768205 997 $aUNINA