SUBJECT INDEX 



Achievements in later life, 39, 40 



50,51 

 AGTH administration, 139, 140 

 in aged schizophrenics, 220-236, 

 237 

 Actuarial measurement of sen- 

 escence, 7-14 

 Adaptability factor, 27, 56, 57 



as measure of vitality, 24 

 Adjustment, compensatorv, 41, 42 



43, 46, 47 

 Adrenaline in emphysema 67 

 Adrenocortical activity, 126-137, 

 138-140 

 in aged schizophrenics, 219-236, 



237 

 steroids, biosynthetic pathways, 



126-8, 133, 134, 139 

 relation to urinary 17-keto- 

 steroids, 128, 129 

 Adrenocorticotrophic hormone, 



see ACTH 

 Affectivity in aged, 25 

 "Age chimeras", 165-167, 169-170 

 Ageing, definition, 4-14, 55, 56, 57, 

 242, 243, 244, 245 

 endogenous and exogenous, 4-14, 

 27, 242-244 

 in fish, 28, 29 

 in tortoise, 28 

 research, neglected areas, 173-185 

 usefulness of various animals, 

 176-182 

 Amino acid composition of elastin, 



94-96, 104 

 Androgen excretion, changes with 



age, 126-137 

 Angiomata, cherry, 82-84, 86 

 Anticipation, change with age, 212 

 Antispasmodics in emphysema, 67 

 Aortic tissue, cholesterol content, 

 74, 78 

 elastin content, 92, 93, 94 

 lipid content, 74 

 oxvgen quotient, 76, 78 

 permeability, 69, 72-74, 76, 77, 

 78 



Arterial spiders, 81, 82 

 Arteries, differences with age, 53 



pulmonary, elastin content, 92, 93, 

 94 

 Arteriosclerosis, 18-22, 25, 26, 54, 



56, 88-90 



in centenarians, 16, 25 



cholesterol metabolism, 89, 90 



elastase in, 99, 100 



elastic tissue in, 88-90, 98 



geographical distribution, 24 



pathogenesis, 28 

 Artificial insemination of long- 



storecj, sperm, 171 

 Asthma and emphysema, 65, 66 

 Atheromatosis, 89, 90, 97 

 Athletes, lung capacity, 68 

 Atmospheric pressure, adaptation 



to, 24 

 Autografts of ovaries, 154, 158, 

 165-166, 171 



of skin, 170 

 Autopsy, lack of pathological find- 

 ings, 26 



in Swiss centenarians, 16, 17 



Basal metabolism, 206, 207 



Biochemical differences of ageing 

 cells, 54 



Biophysical changes in tissues on 

 freezing, 171, 172 



Biosynthetic pathways of adreno- 

 cortical steroids, 126-8, 133, 134, 

 139 



Birds, expectation of life, 4 



usefulness in ageing research, 177 



Blood, ventilation of, 62, 63, 66, 68 



Blood flow, cerebral, as measure of 

 ageing function, 51 

 in lungs, 67 



Body proteins, effects of age on 

 structure, 103, 104 



Brain, age changes, 34, 35, 30, 49 

 in senile dementia, 46 



Bronchiectasis in rats, 67 



Bronchitis, chronic, and emphysema 

 65, 66 



249 



