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.