| Description |
vi, 197 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Series |
Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology, 0074-1132 ; v. 37 |
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Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology ; v. 37
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| Contents |
Contribution of adipose tissue to health span and longevity / Huffman, D.M., Barzilai, N. -- Obesity paradox during aging / Chapman, I.M. -- Central control of food intake in aging / Kmiec, Z. -- Changes in food intake and its relationship to weight loss during advanced age / McDonald, R.B., Ruhe, R.C. -- Changes in body composition in response to challenges during aging in rats / Wolden-Hanson, T. -- New haystacks reveal new needles : using Caenorhabditis elegans to identify novel targets for ameliorating body composition changes during human aging / Wolkow, C.A. -- Sarcopenia : prevalence, mechanisms, and functional consequences / Berger, M.J., Doherty, T.J. -- mTOR signaling as a target of amino acid treatment of the age-related sarcopenia / D'Antona, G., Nisoli, E. -- Mitochondrial theory of aging in human age-related sarcopenia / Parise, G., De Lisio, M. -- Exercise as a calorie restriction mimetic : implications for improving healthy aging and longevity / Huffman, D.M. -- Clinical, cellular and molecular phenotypes of aging bone / Syed, F.A. ... [et al.] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Human body -- Composition.
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Adipose tissues.
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Aging -- Physiological aspects.
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Body Composition -- physiology.
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Aged.
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Aging -- physiology.
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Obesity -- physiopathology.
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Sarcopenia -- physiopathology.
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| Author |
Mobbs, Charles V.
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Hof, Patrick R.
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| LC no. |
2010022259 |
| ISBN |
9783805595216 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
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3805595212 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
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