Old age, the major involution : the physiology & pathology of the aging process / by Aldred Scott Warthin.

  • Aldred Scott Warthin
Date:
1929
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Credit: Old age, the major involution : the physiology & pathology of the aging process / by Aldred Scott Warthin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS Page Foreword.vii List of Illustrations.xiii Introduction—the Tragicomedy of Human Life. i The Nature of the Human Machine. u The Biologic Periods of Human Life. 17 The Period of Evolution.23 The Period of Maturity.37 Physiologic Involution and the Minor Involutions of the Devel¬ opmental Period.53 Old Age—the Major Involution. . 73 The Functional Changes of Senescence.82 The Picture of Fully Developed Senility. 104 The Primary Tissue Changes of Senescence.123 The Secondary Pathologic Changes of Old Age.133 The Concentration of Disease in Different Life Periods.140 •sjxij*