(PDF) Models, Molecules and Mechanisms in Biogerontology by Pramod C. Rath

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Table of Contents

I. Alterations in Nervous System, Genes, Hormones and Immunity during Aging

1. Neurological Problems of the Elderly

2. Molecular marker and therapeutic regimen for neurodegenerative diseases

3. Neurodegeneration during Aging: Role of Oxidative Stress through Epigenetic Modifications

4. Polyglucosan Bodies in Aged Brain and Neurodegeneration: Cause or Consequence?

5. Overview of effect of Tachykinin Neuropeptides and 17ß Estradiol in Aging Brain

6. Signaling of Nociceptors and Pain Perception: Impact of age

7. Association between Ageing and REM sleep loss: Noradrenaline acting as a mediator

8. Age related changes in the human retina: a role for oxidative stress

9. Mitophagy, Diseases and Aging

10. Genetics, Ageing and Human Health

11. Genetic Syndromes and Aging

12. Role of Stress and Hormones of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis in Aging
13. Sex Steroids, Cognate Receptors and Aging

14. Immunosenesence, Inflammaging and their implications for Cancer and Anemia

15. Bone Marrow Stem Cells, Aging and Age-related Diseases

II. Interventions for Healthy Aging

16. Infantile radiation and Aging Stresses: Effects of Calorie and Dietary Restrictions

17. Mechanisms and Late Life Intervention of Aging

18. Healthy Ageing and Cancer in Humans

19. Care of older persons in India: scope of policy and technology tools

20. Nutrition for elderly