Aging: definitions, demography, evolution and theories / Paola S. Timiras -- Aging of the endocrine glands -- Steroid-secreting endocrines: adrenal, ovary, testis / Paola S. Timiras -- Protein- and peptide-secreting endocrines / Paola S. Timiras -- Amine-secreting endocrines / Wilbur B. Quay, Takashi Kachi -- Hormones of the thyroid and parathyroid glands / Paola S. Timiras -- Diffuse endocrines and chemical mediators / Wilbur B. Quay -- Aging of the female reproductive system / Paola S. Timiras, Jacqueline Sentenac. Menopause: clinical aspects and current trends in therapy / Jacqueline Sentenac, Paola S. Timiras -- Reproductive hormonal changes in the aging male / Fran E. Kaiser, John E. Morley -- Pathology and hormonal action in the aged -- Regulation of nutrient metabolism / Wilbur B. Quay -- Overview of the pathogenesis and management of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus / William C. Duckworth -- Clinical and metabolic aspects of nutrition and aging / Regina C. Casper, Carol Hunter Winograd. Osteoporosis: pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment / Charles Y.C. Pak -- Stress, glucocorticoids and aging / Luis Goya, Francisco Rivero, A.M. Pascual-Leone -- Molecular regulatory mechanisms -- Cellular and molecular basis of aging / Suresh I.S. Rattan -- Effects of hormones on neural tissue: in vivo and in vitro studies / Antonia Vernadakis -- Oxidative stress and loss of receptor sensitivity in aging / James A. Joseph, Rafael Villalobos-Molina -- Growth factors and steroids in normal and abnormal cell proliferation / Gary L. Firestone, Anita C. Maiyar, Ross A. Ramos. Mechanism of altered target cell response / Tamas Fulop, Elizabeth M. Dax -- Aging and defense mechanisms: the immune system / Francoise Homo-Delarche ... [et al.] -- Neuroendocrinological theories of aging / Paola S. Timiras.
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