Handbook of the Biology of Aging
by: Edward J. Masoro, Steven N. Austad
Topics include: genome stability genes, cell transplantation experiments, aged hepatocytes, mortality plateaus, lymphocytes from rats, preventive gerontology, telomeric associations, maximal longevity, immortal human cells, allelic configuration, glucose fuel use, replicative senescence, term dietary restriction, nerve impulse traffic, deleted genomes, cellular impact, retarded aging, protein oxidative damage, proliferative homeostasis, lens epithelial cells, telomerase activity, aging phenotype, stem cell number, telomere shortening, senescent human fibroblasts
First Sentence:
Biological aging may be defined as a process of intrinsic, progressive, and generalized physical deterioration that occurs over time, beginning at about the age of reproductive maturity.
About the Author:
Edward J. Masoro was the recipient of the 1989 Allied-Signal Achievement Award in Aging Research. In 1990, he received the Geriatric Leadership Academic Award from the National Institute on Aging and the Robert W. Kleemeier Award from the Gerontological Society of America. In 1991, he received a medal of honor from the University of Pisa for Achievements in Gerontology. In 1993, Dr. Masoro received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Chairmen of Departments of Physiology. He received the 1995 Irving Wright Award of Distinction of the American Federation for Aging Research and the 1995 Glenn Foundation Award. He served as the President of the Gerontological Society of America from 19941995, as the Chairman of the Aging Review Committee of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and as Chairman of the Board of Scientific Counselors of the NIA. Dr. Masoro received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He has held faculty positions at Queens University (Canada), Tufts University School of Medicine, University of Washington,and Medical College of Pennsylvania. From 1973 through May 1991, he served as Chairman of the Department of Physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He presently continues his duties as Professor in the Department of Physiology and is the Director of the newly created Aging Research and Education Center. On April 1, 1996, he became Professor Emeritus. Dr. Masoro was a Wellcome Visiting Professor in Basic Medical Sciences for the 19921993 Academic Year. His research has been in lipid metabolism, cold exposure, membrane biochemistry, and biological gerontology. Since 1975, Dr. Masoros research has focused on the influence of food restriction on aging. He has or is serving in an editorial role for ten journals, and in January 1992, he became the Editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences.
This book's bibliography:
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Mutation Research, American Journal of Physiology, Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Academic Press, Nature Genetics, Van Remmen, Experimental Cell Research, Brain Research, Journals of Gerontology, Biophysica Acta, Free Radical Biology, Oxford University Press, Fifth Edition Copyright, Neuroscience Letters, Neurobiology of Aging, Journal of Immunology, Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Journal of Nutrition, Current Biology, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Cellular Immunology, New England Journal of Medicine, Handbook of Physiology
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