title: Age-associated endocrine dysfunctions and approaches to their correction.
abstract: This review discusses age-specific functional changes in different components of the endocrine system (pituitary, epiphysis, adrenals, and gonads), their role in aging and age-specific diseases, and possible approaches to correction of endocrine disorders and prevention of accelerated aging.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Primatology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Sochi. iprim@sochi.net
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Goncharova
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lapin
authors.forename: V Kh
authors.initials: VKh
authors.lastname: Khavinson
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D010215:Papio; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D013737:Testis / Q000503:physiopathology