The Aging Clock: The Pineal Gland and Other Pacemakers in the Progression of Aging and Carcinogenesis : Third Stromboli Conference on Aging and Canc (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)

By Walter Pierpaoli, William Regelson, Nicola Fabris

Book Overview

The pineal is regarded as an ontogenic and evolutionary point of departure for research on the causes of senescence, suppported by in vivo experimental evidence, such as pineal cross-transplantation. Among the findings reported here, that reinforce the concept of the central clock, is the unique ability of melatonin to keep dangerous hydroxyl radicals under control. In addition, studies on the effect of caloric restriction and nutritional factors are building blocks in the understanding of how and why we age and develop cancer, together with other studies such as: the role of ubiquitous zinc and of extra-pineal melatonin; the disruption of biological rhythms; ultra-structure in brain diseases and dementia; the transacting factors as key regulatory proteins that mediate families of stress response genes; the aging antigen; the mother steroid DHEA during aging; the role of protein kinase C; the loss of D2 dopamine receptors during aging; brain amyloid formation; the role of cell cycles and cyclic AMP; the pineal peptides; and the decay of central neuro-endocrine-immune functions during aging.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089766860X
• ISBN13: 9780897668606
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"