Molecular Biology of Aging [Hardcover]

Molecular Biology of Aging, the latest volume in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, focuses on placental development and disease.

• Contains contributions from leading authorities on the topic
• Publishes cutting-edge reviews in molecular biology

1. Clinical Aspects of Glucose Metabolism and Chronic Disease 2. Therapeutic Strategies for Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Age-Related Metabolic Disorders 3. MicroRNAs as Peripheral Biomarkers in Aging and Age-Related Diseases 4. Molecular Links and Biomarkers of Stroke, Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease 5. MicroRNAs, Aging, Cellular Senescence, and Alzheimer's Disease 6. Mitochondria-Targeted Molecules as Potential Drugs to Treat Patients With Alzheimer's Disease 7. Mitochondrial-Targeted Catalase: Extended Longevity and the Roles in Various Disease Models 8. Metabolic Syndrome and the Cellular Phase of Alzheimer's Disease 9. Mitochondria, Cybrids, Aging, and Alzheimer's Disease 10. The Kidney in Aging: Physiological Changes and Pathological Implications 11. Mitochondrial Perturbation in Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes

Contains cutting-edge reviews in molecular biology, with this edition focusing on the molecular biology of aging

P. Hemachandra Reddy is Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Garrison Institute on Aging and Professor of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Neuroscience/Pharmacology and Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.Praise for the Series:
Maintains the tradition and set-up of the previous volumes and certainly provides up-to-date data on varied aspects of cytology... a valuable acquisition to any library. --The Nucleus