Between Zeus and the salmon : the biodemography of longevity / / Kenneth W. Wachter and Caleb E. Finch, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academy Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Longevity
Demography Human evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-309-37008-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467135103321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academy Press, , 1997 | ||
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Between Zeus and the salmon : the biodemography of longevity / / Kenneth W. Wachter and Caleb E. Finch, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academy Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Longevity
Demography Human evolution |
ISBN | 0-309-37008-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796223803321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academy Press, , 1997 | ||
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Between Zeus and the salmon : the biodemography of longevity / / Kenneth W. Wachter and Caleb E. Finch, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academy Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Longevity
Demography Human evolution |
ISBN | 0-309-37008-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808894703321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academy Press, , 1997 | ||
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The biology of human longevity [[electronic resource] ] : inflammation, nutrition, and aging in the evolution of lifespans / / Caleb E. Finch |
Autore | Finch Caleb Ellicott |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (640 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Longevity - Physiological aspects
Aging - Physiological aspects Inflammation Nutrition |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-03721-4
9786611037215 0-08-054594-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Biology of Human Longevity; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Inflammation and Oxidation in Aging and Chronic Diseases; Part I; 1.1. Overview; 1.2. Experimental Models for Aging; 1.2.1. Mortality Rate Accelerations; 1.2.2. Mammals; 1.2.3. Cultured Cell Models and Replicative Senescence; 1.2.4. Invertebrate Models; 1.2.5. Yeast; 1.2.6. The Biochemistry of Aging; 1.2.7. Biomarkers of Aging and Mortality Risk Markers; 1.2.8. Evolutionary Theories of Aging; 1.3. Outline of Inflammation; 1.3.1. Innate Defense Mechanisms
1.3.2. Genetic Variations of Inflammatory Responses1.3.3. Inflammation and Energy; 1.3.4. Amyloids and Inflammation; 1.4. Bystander Damage and Dependent Variables in Senescence; 1.4.1. Free Radical Bystander Damage (Type 1); 1.4.2. Glyco-oxidation (Type 2); 1.4.3. Chronic Proliferation (Type 3); 1.4.4. Mechanical Bystander Effects (Type 4); Part II; 1.5. Arterial Aging and Atherosclerosis; 1.5.1. Overview and Ontogeny; 1.5.2. Hazards of Hypertension; 1.5.3. Mechanisms; 1.5.3.1. Inflammation; 1.5.3.2. Hemodynamics; 1.5.3.3. Aging; 1.5.3.4. Endothelial Progenitor Cells 1.5.4. Blood Risk Factors for Vascular Disease and Overlap with Acute Phase Responses1.6. Alzheimer Disease and Vascular-related Dementias; 1.6.1. Neuropathology of Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.2. Inflammation in Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.3. Prodromal Stages of Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.4. Overlap of Alzheimer and Cerebrovascular Changes; 1.6.5. Insulin and IGF-1 in Vascular Disease and Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.6. Blood Inflammatory Proteins: Markers for Disease or Aging, or Both?; 1.7. Inflammation in Obesity; 1.8. Processes of Normal Aging in the Absence of Specific Diseases; 1.8.1. Brain 1.8.2. Generalized Inflammatory Changes in Normal Tissue Aging1.9. Summary; Chapter 2 :Infections, Inflammogens, and Drugs; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Vascular Disease; 2.2.1. Historical Associations of Infections and Vascular Mortality; 2.2.2. Modern Serologic Associations; 2.3. Infections from the Central Tube: Metchnikoff Revisited; 2.3.1. Humans: Leakage from Periodontal Disease and Possibly the Lower Intestine; 2.3.2. Worms and Flies as Models for Human Intestinal Microbial Intrusion; 2.4. Aerosols and Dietary Inflammogens; 2.4.1. Aerosols; 2.4.2. Food 2.5. Infections, Inflammation, and Life Span2.5.1. Historical Human Populations; 2.5.2. Longer Rodent Life Spans with Improved Husbandry; 2.6. Are Infections a Cause of Obesity?; 2.7. Inflammation, Dementia, and Cognitive Decline; 2.7.1. Alzheimer Disease; 2.7.2. HIV, Dementia, and Amyloid; 2.7.3. Peripheral Amyloids; 2.7.4. Inflammation and Cognitive Decline During 'Usual' Aging; 2.8. Immunosenescence and Stem Cells; 2.8.1. Immunosenescence and Cumulative Exposure; 2.8.2. Immunosenescence and Telomere Loss; 2.8.3. Inflammation and Stem Cells; 2.9. Cancer, Infection, and Inflammation 2.9.1. Helicobacter Pylori and Hepatitis B Virus |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458126103321 |
Finch Caleb Ellicott | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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The biology of human longevity [[electronic resource] ] : inflammation, nutrition, and aging in the evolution of lifespans / / Caleb E. Finch |
Autore | Finch Caleb Ellicott |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (640 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Longevity - Physiological aspects
Aging - Physiological aspects Inflammation Nutrition |
ISBN |
1-281-03721-4
9786611037215 0-08-054594-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Biology of Human Longevity; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Inflammation and Oxidation in Aging and Chronic Diseases; Part I; 1.1. Overview; 1.2. Experimental Models for Aging; 1.2.1. Mortality Rate Accelerations; 1.2.2. Mammals; 1.2.3. Cultured Cell Models and Replicative Senescence; 1.2.4. Invertebrate Models; 1.2.5. Yeast; 1.2.6. The Biochemistry of Aging; 1.2.7. Biomarkers of Aging and Mortality Risk Markers; 1.2.8. Evolutionary Theories of Aging; 1.3. Outline of Inflammation; 1.3.1. Innate Defense Mechanisms
1.3.2. Genetic Variations of Inflammatory Responses1.3.3. Inflammation and Energy; 1.3.4. Amyloids and Inflammation; 1.4. Bystander Damage and Dependent Variables in Senescence; 1.4.1. Free Radical Bystander Damage (Type 1); 1.4.2. Glyco-oxidation (Type 2); 1.4.3. Chronic Proliferation (Type 3); 1.4.4. Mechanical Bystander Effects (Type 4); Part II; 1.5. Arterial Aging and Atherosclerosis; 1.5.1. Overview and Ontogeny; 1.5.2. Hazards of Hypertension; 1.5.3. Mechanisms; 1.5.3.1. Inflammation; 1.5.3.2. Hemodynamics; 1.5.3.3. Aging; 1.5.3.4. Endothelial Progenitor Cells 1.5.4. Blood Risk Factors for Vascular Disease and Overlap with Acute Phase Responses1.6. Alzheimer Disease and Vascular-related Dementias; 1.6.1. Neuropathology of Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.2. Inflammation in Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.3. Prodromal Stages of Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.4. Overlap of Alzheimer and Cerebrovascular Changes; 1.6.5. Insulin and IGF-1 in Vascular Disease and Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.6. Blood Inflammatory Proteins: Markers for Disease or Aging, or Both?; 1.7. Inflammation in Obesity; 1.8. Processes of Normal Aging in the Absence of Specific Diseases; 1.8.1. Brain 1.8.2. Generalized Inflammatory Changes in Normal Tissue Aging1.9. Summary; Chapter 2 :Infections, Inflammogens, and Drugs; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Vascular Disease; 2.2.1. Historical Associations of Infections and Vascular Mortality; 2.2.2. Modern Serologic Associations; 2.3. Infections from the Central Tube: Metchnikoff Revisited; 2.3.1. Humans: Leakage from Periodontal Disease and Possibly the Lower Intestine; 2.3.2. Worms and Flies as Models for Human Intestinal Microbial Intrusion; 2.4. Aerosols and Dietary Inflammogens; 2.4.1. Aerosols; 2.4.2. Food 2.5. Infections, Inflammation, and Life Span2.5.1. Historical Human Populations; 2.5.2. Longer Rodent Life Spans with Improved Husbandry; 2.6. Are Infections a Cause of Obesity?; 2.7. Inflammation, Dementia, and Cognitive Decline; 2.7.1. Alzheimer Disease; 2.7.2. HIV, Dementia, and Amyloid; 2.7.3. Peripheral Amyloids; 2.7.4. Inflammation and Cognitive Decline During 'Usual' Aging; 2.8. Immunosenescence and Stem Cells; 2.8.1. Immunosenescence and Cumulative Exposure; 2.8.2. Immunosenescence and Telomere Loss; 2.8.3. Inflammation and Stem Cells; 2.9. Cancer, Infection, and Inflammation 2.9.1. Helicobacter Pylori and Hepatitis B Virus |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784658403321 |
Finch Caleb Ellicott | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The biology of human longevity : inflammation, nutrition, and aging in the evolution of lifespans / / Caleb E. Finch |
Autore | Finch Caleb Ellicott |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (640 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Longevity - Physiological aspects
Aging - Physiological aspects Inflammation Nutrition |
ISBN |
1-281-03721-4
9786611037215 0-08-054594-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Biology of Human Longevity; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Inflammation and Oxidation in Aging and Chronic Diseases; Part I; 1.1. Overview; 1.2. Experimental Models for Aging; 1.2.1. Mortality Rate Accelerations; 1.2.2. Mammals; 1.2.3. Cultured Cell Models and Replicative Senescence; 1.2.4. Invertebrate Models; 1.2.5. Yeast; 1.2.6. The Biochemistry of Aging; 1.2.7. Biomarkers of Aging and Mortality Risk Markers; 1.2.8. Evolutionary Theories of Aging; 1.3. Outline of Inflammation; 1.3.1. Innate Defense Mechanisms
1.3.2. Genetic Variations of Inflammatory Responses1.3.3. Inflammation and Energy; 1.3.4. Amyloids and Inflammation; 1.4. Bystander Damage and Dependent Variables in Senescence; 1.4.1. Free Radical Bystander Damage (Type 1); 1.4.2. Glyco-oxidation (Type 2); 1.4.3. Chronic Proliferation (Type 3); 1.4.4. Mechanical Bystander Effects (Type 4); Part II; 1.5. Arterial Aging and Atherosclerosis; 1.5.1. Overview and Ontogeny; 1.5.2. Hazards of Hypertension; 1.5.3. Mechanisms; 1.5.3.1. Inflammation; 1.5.3.2. Hemodynamics; 1.5.3.3. Aging; 1.5.3.4. Endothelial Progenitor Cells 1.5.4. Blood Risk Factors for Vascular Disease and Overlap with Acute Phase Responses1.6. Alzheimer Disease and Vascular-related Dementias; 1.6.1. Neuropathology of Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.2. Inflammation in Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.3. Prodromal Stages of Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.4. Overlap of Alzheimer and Cerebrovascular Changes; 1.6.5. Insulin and IGF-1 in Vascular Disease and Alzheimer Disease; 1.6.6. Blood Inflammatory Proteins: Markers for Disease or Aging, or Both?; 1.7. Inflammation in Obesity; 1.8. Processes of Normal Aging in the Absence of Specific Diseases; 1.8.1. Brain 1.8.2. Generalized Inflammatory Changes in Normal Tissue Aging1.9. Summary; Chapter 2 :Infections, Inflammogens, and Drugs; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Vascular Disease; 2.2.1. Historical Associations of Infections and Vascular Mortality; 2.2.2. Modern Serologic Associations; 2.3. Infections from the Central Tube: Metchnikoff Revisited; 2.3.1. Humans: Leakage from Periodontal Disease and Possibly the Lower Intestine; 2.3.2. Worms and Flies as Models for Human Intestinal Microbial Intrusion; 2.4. Aerosols and Dietary Inflammogens; 2.4.1. Aerosols; 2.4.2. Food 2.5. Infections, Inflammation, and Life Span2.5.1. Historical Human Populations; 2.5.2. Longer Rodent Life Spans with Improved Husbandry; 2.6. Are Infections a Cause of Obesity?; 2.7. Inflammation, Dementia, and Cognitive Decline; 2.7.1. Alzheimer Disease; 2.7.2. HIV, Dementia, and Amyloid; 2.7.3. Peripheral Amyloids; 2.7.4. Inflammation and Cognitive Decline During 'Usual' Aging; 2.8. Immunosenescence and Stem Cells; 2.8.1. Immunosenescence and Cumulative Exposure; 2.8.2. Immunosenescence and Telomere Loss; 2.8.3. Inflammation and Stem Cells; 2.9. Cancer, Infection, and Inflammation 2.9.1. Helicobacter Pylori and Hepatitis B Virus |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813754903321 |
Finch Caleb Ellicott | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of ideas about the prolongation of life [[electronic resource] /] / Gerald J. Gruman |
Autore | Gruman Gerald J (Gerald Joseph), <1926-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Collana | Classics in longevity and aging series |
Soggetto topico | Longevity - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-90792-8
9786611907921 0-8261-1874-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; I. Introduction; II. Apologism; III. Prolongevity Legends; IV. Taoist Prolongevitism in Theory; V. Taoist Prolongevitism in Practice; VI. The Alchemists; VII. The Hygienists; VIII. The Philosophes; IX. Epilogue; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453867203321 |
Gruman Gerald J (Gerald Joseph), <1926-> | ||
New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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A history of ideas about the prolongation of life [[electronic resource] /] / Gerald J. Gruman |
Autore | Gruman Gerald J (Gerald Joseph), <1926-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Collana | Classics in longevity and aging series |
Soggetto topico | Longevity - History |
ISBN |
1-281-90792-8
9786611907921 0-8261-1874-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; I. Introduction; II. Apologism; III. Prolongevity Legends; IV. Taoist Prolongevitism in Theory; V. Taoist Prolongevitism in Practice; VI. The Alchemists; VII. The Hygienists; VIII. The Philosophes; IX. Epilogue; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782659003321 |
Gruman Gerald J (Gerald Joseph), <1926-> | ||
New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of ideas about the prolongation of life / / Gerald J. Gruman |
Autore | Gruman Gerald J (Gerald Joseph), <1926-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 pages) |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Collana | Classics in longevity and aging series |
Soggetto topico | Longevity - History |
ISBN |
1-281-90792-8
9786611907921 0-8261-1874-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; I. Introduction; II. Apologism; III. Prolongevity Legends; IV. Taoist Prolongevitism in Theory; V. Taoist Prolongevitism in Practice; VI. The Alchemists; VII. The Hygienists; VIII. The Philosophes; IX. Epilogue; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810996103321 |
Gruman Gerald J (Gerald Joseph), <1926-> | ||
New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The prolongation of life [[electronic resource] ] : optimistic studies / / Ilya Metchnikoff ; English translation edited by P. Chalmers Mitchell |
Autore | Metchnikoff Elie <1845-1916.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub., c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/8 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MitchellP. Chalmers, Sir, <1864-1945.> (Peter Chalmers) |
Collana | Classics in longevity and aging series |
Soggetto topico |
Aging
Older people - Social conditions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-80690-0
9786611806903 0-8261-1877-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; Original Preface; Original Editor's Introduction; Introduction to the American Edition of 1910; Introduction to the Reprinted Edition, 1977; Part I: The Investigation of Old Age; Part II: Longevity in the Animal Kingdom; Part III: Investigations on Natural Death; Part IV: Should We Try to Prolong Human Life?; Part V: Psychical Rudiments in Man; Part VI: Some Points in the History of Social Animals; Part VII: Pessimism and Optimism; Part VIII: Goethe and Faust; Part IX: Science and Morality; Endnotes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454200203321 |
Metchnikoff Elie <1845-1916.> | ||
New York, : Springer Pub., c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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