Handbook of the biology of aging

Section I. Conceptual and technical issues. Reliability theory of aging and longevity / Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova

Are age-associated diseases an integral part of aging? / Edward J. Masoro

Dietary restriction, hormesis, and small molecule mimetics / David A. Sinclair and Konrad T. Howitz

Hematopoietic stem cells, aging, and cancer / Deborah R. Bell and Gary Van Zant

Mitochondria: a critical role in aging / Tamara R. Golden ... [et al.]

P53 and mouse aging models / Catherine Gatza ... [et al.]

Complex genetic architecture of Drosophila longevity / Trudy F.C. Mackay ... [et al.]

Evolutionary biology of aging: future directions / Daniel E.L. Promislow, Kenneth M. Fedorka, and Joep M.S. Burger

Senescence in wild populations of mammals and birds / Anja K. Brunet-Rossinni and Steven N. Austad

Biodemography of aging and age-specific mortality in Drosophila melanogaster / James W. Curtsinger, Natalia S. Gavrilova, and Leonid A. Gavrilov

Microarray analysis of gene expression changes in aging / F. Noel Hudson ... [et al.]

Computer modeling in the study of aging / Thomas B.L. Kirkwood ... [et al.]

Section II. Non-mammalian models. Dissecting the processes of aging using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans / Samuel T. Henderson, Shane L. Rea, and Thomas E. Johnson

Genetic manipulation of life span in Drosophila melanogaster / Daniel Ford and John Tower

Juvenile and steroid hormones in Drosophila melanogaster longevity / Meng-Ping Tu, Thomas Flatt, and Marc Tatar

A critical evaluation of nonmammalian models for aging research / Steven N. Austad and Andrei Podlutsky

Section III. Mammalian models. Differential aging among skeletal muscles / Roger J.M. McCarter

Aging, body fat, and carbohydrate metabolism / Marielisa Rincon, Radhika Muzumdar, and Nir Barzilai

Growth and aging: why do big dogs die young? / Richard A. Miller and Steven N. Austad

Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1, and the biology of aging / Christy S. Carter and William E. Sonntag

Aging of the female reproductive system / Phyllis M. Wise.