Physiology of aging

[Physiology of aging].

The physiology of aging.

Physiology of aging.

Aging is inevitable, and as life expectancy increases it becomes more important to understand physiological mechanisms associated with the normal aging process so that quality of life can be sustained. Maintaining physiological function or " health " in an aging population will help to reduce the burden on the existing medical systems as older individuals consume medical services. Physiologists...

Developmental Physiology and Aging

This volume is the publication of the proceedings of the symposium held in May of 1971. Most of the chapters are relatively brief contributions, often by major authorities. The topics discussed include the interaction between hemoglobin and oxygen, carbon dioxide, the red cell membrane, carbonic anhydrase, the regulation of intermediary metabolism of the red cell and of the oxygen affinity of h...

Physiology of Aging Invited Review: Theories of aging

Weinert, Brian T. and Paola S. Timiras. Physiology of Aging. Invited Review: Theories of aging. J Appl Physiol 95: 1706–1716, 2003; 10.1152/japplphysiol.00288.2003.—Several factors (the lengthening of the average and, to a lesser extent, of the maximum human life span; the increase in percentage of elderly in the population and in the proportion of the national expenditure utilized by the elder...