Hormones in Ageing and Longevity
This multi-chapter book focuses on one of the hottest topics in ageing research – the role of hormones in health and longevity, offering a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of their mechanistic roles in health, ageing and longevity. Hormones are an ex
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Suresh Rattan Ramesh Sharma Editors
Hormones in Ageing and Longevity
Healthy Ageing and Longevity Volume 6
Series editor Suresh I.S. Rattan, Aarhus, Denmark
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13277
Suresh Rattan Ramesh Sharma •
Editors
Hormones in Ageing and Longevity
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Editors Suresh Rattan Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
ISSN 2199-9007 Healthy Ageing and Longevity ISBN 978-3-319-63000-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-63001-4
Ramesh Sharma Department of Biochemistry North Eastern Hill University Shillong, Megalaya India
ISSN 2199-9015
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ISBN 978-3-319-63001-4
(eBook)
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Preface
Hormones are natural chemical signals synthesized from specialized group of cells to influence bodily functions. They are the excellent system of communication from one tissue/cell to others within an organism, and are involved in the dynamic control of biochemical and physiological functions. Hormonal imbalance creates an upset in the regulatory mechanisms thereby disturbing the homeodynamic balance. Besides the level of hormones, their cognate receptors and post-receptor events also have a large influence on the final response to a particular hormone. There also exists a cross-talk in such signaling with an added advantage to the organisms. Hormones also coordinate a wide range of processes in biological systems including neuroendocrine and immunological controls. However, the competence of body’s homeodynamic adjustments tends to de
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