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Main description:
Human aging is a complex phenomenon. This state-of-the-art book discusses the role of free radicals in aging in different animal models, as well as the relevance of free radicals on age-related diseases and pathological conditions in humans (following an introduction section of the basics and theory of free radicals). In addition, the major interventions trials of antioxidant supplements in age-related disease, cancer and so forth are reviewed and discussed.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Free Radical Theory of Aging Chapter 2. Reactive Oxygen Species, Antioxidant Defence and Repair/Removal of Damage Chapter 3. (Technical Considerations for Experiments) Chatper 4. Fibroblast Chapter 5. Podospora Chapter 6. Yeast Chapter 7. C. Elegans Chapter 8. Drosophila Chapter 9. Mice Chapter 10. Rhesus Monkeys Chapter 11. Comparative Biology of Vertebrate Lifespans Chapter 12. Diabetes Chapter 13. Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease Chapter 14. Atherosclerosis Chapter 15. Ischemia Reperfusion Chapter 16. Effect of Antioxidant Enzyme Manipulation on Ischemia, reperfusion in Mice Chapter 17. Immune Dysfunction Chapter 18. Cancer Chapter 19. Epidemiological review of the major pharmacological interventions trials Chapter 20. Possible Reasons why Antioxidant Supplements Do not Work
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: December, 2010
Pages: 336
Weight: 516g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders, Geriatrics
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