1. Metaxakis A, Gkikas I. and Tavernarakis N. (2021) The epigenetics of ageing. In Aging: from fundamental biology to societal impact (Paulo Oliveira and Joao Malva, editors) Elsevier Inc., San Diego, USA.

  2. Gkikas I. and Tavernarakis N. (2021) Phospholipids and the unfolded protein response. In Proteostasis, Oxidative Stress and Disease (Enrique Cadenas, Helmut Sies, Niki Chondrogianni, Elah Pick and Anna Gioran, editors) Taylor and Francis, Abingdon, UK.

  3. Markaki M. and Tavernarakis N. (2021) Ageing and the Brain. In Alzheimer's Disease (Ioannis Sotiropoulos and Christina Dalla, editors), Crete University Press, Heraklion Greece.

  4. Palikaras K. and Tavernarakis N. (2020) Mitophagy. In Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology (Stefan Offermanns, Walter Rosenthal, editors), Springer Major Reference Works, Heidelberg, Germany.

  5. Daskalaki I., Markaki M. and Tavernarakis N. (2020) Ageing in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. In Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology (Suresh Rattan, editor), Elsevier Inc., San Diego, USA.

  6. Ploumi C., Kyriakakis E. and Tavernarakis N. (2019) Dynamics of iron homeostasis in health and disease: Molecular mechanisms and methods for iron determination. In Thermodynamics and Biophysics of Biomedical Nanosystems: Applications and Practical Considerations (Costas Demetzos, Natassa Pippa, editors) Springer-Nature, London, UK.

  7. Palikaras K., Princz A. and Tavernarakis N. (2018) Mitophagy modulators. In Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology (Suresh Rattan, editor), Elsevier Inc., San Diego, USA.

  8. Markaki M., Metaxakis A. and Tavernarakis N. (2017) The role of autophagy in ageing: Molecular mechanisms. In Autophagy: Cancer, Other Pathologies, Inflammation Immunity, Infection and Aging (Eric M. A. Hayat, editor) Academic Press, Elsevier Inc., San Diego, USA.

  9. Palikaras K. and Tavernarakis N. (2015) Multiphoton fluorescence light microscopy (v. 3.0). In eLS: Citable reviews in the life sciences (Jose M. Valpuesta, editor), Wiley-Blackwell, London, UK.

  10. Mari M., Petanidou B., Palikaras K., Fotakis C., Tavernarakis N., and Filippidis G. (2015) Non-linear imaging techniques visualize the lipid profile of C. elegans. In Advanced Microscopy Techniques IV; and Neurophotonics II (Emmanuel Beaurepaire, Peter T. C. So, Francesco Pavone, and Elizabeth M. Hillman, editors), SPIE Press, Bellingham, USA.

  11. Nikoletopoulou V. and Tavernarakis N. (2014) Necrotic cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans. In Necrotic Cell Death (Han-Ming Shen and Peter Vandenabeele, editors) Springer/Humana Press, New York, USA.

  12. Tavernarakis N. (2013) Protein synthesis. In the Molecular and Cellular Biology of Aging (Jan Vijg, Judith Campisi and Gordon Lithgow, editors), Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Press, Washington DC, USA.

  13. Palikaras K. and Tavernarakis N. (2013) Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode). In Brenner’s Encyclopedia of Genetics (2nd edition; Stanley Maloy and Kelly Hughes, editors), Academic Press, San Diego, USA.

  14. Palikaras K. and Tavernarakis N. (2012) Multiphoton fluorescence light microscopy (v. 2.0). In eLS: Citable reviews in the life sciences (Jose M. Valpuesta, editor), Wiley-Blackwell, London, UK.

  15. Andreou A.M. and Tavernarakis N. (2009) Roles for sumo modification during senescence. In Protein metabolism and homeostasis in ageing (Nektarios Tavernarakis, editor), Landes Bioscience and Springer, New York, USA.
        The book online

  16. Artal-Sanz M., Troulinaki K. and Tavernarakis N. (2009) Aging: Invertebrate Models of Normal Brain Aging. In the Handbook of The Neuroscience of Aging (Patrick R. Hof and Charles V. Mobbs, editors), Academic Press, Elsevier Inc., Oxford, UK.

  17. Artal-Sanz M., Troulinaki K. and Tavernarakis N. (2009) Aging: Invertebrate Models of Normal Brain Aging. In the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Larry Squire, editor), Academic Press, Elsevier Inc., Oxford, UK.

  18. Artal-Sanz M. and Tavernarakis N. (2008) Common aging mechanisms: Energy metabolism and longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans. In Life Span Extension: from single cell organism to man (Christian Sell, editor), Humana Press, Springer, New York, USA.

  19. Rieckher M. and Tavernarakis N. (2008) Caspase-independent cell death mechanisms in simple animal models. In Acute Neuronal Injury: The Role of Excitotoxic Programmed Cell Death Mechanisms (Denson G. Fujikawa, editor) Springer Verlag, New York, USA.

  20. Troulinaki K. and Tavernarakis N. (2008) Protein synthesis and ageing. In Protein Biosynthesis: New Research (Frank Columbus, editor), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, USA.

  21. Kourtis N. and Tavernarakis N. (2007) Mechanosensory transduction in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. In Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues: Mechanosensitive Ion Channels (Andre Kamkin and Irina Kiseleva, editors) Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany.

  22. Gualda E. J., Filippidis G., Voglis G., Mari M., Fotakis C. and Tavernarakis N. (2007) In vivo imaging of anatomical features of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans using non-linear (TPEF-SHG-THG) microscopy. In Confocal, Multiphoton and Nonlinear Microscopic Imaging III (Tony Wilson and Ammasi Periasamy, editors), SPIE Press, Bellingham, USA.

  23. Bazopoulou D. and Tavernarakis N. (2007) Mechanosensitive Ion Channels in Caenorhabditis elegans. In Current Topics in Membranes: Mechanosensitive Ion Channels, (Owen Hamill, Sidney Simon and Dale Benos, editors), Elsevier Inc., Academic Press, San Diego, USA.

  24. Bazopoulou M. D., Voglis G. and Tavernarakis N. (2007) The role of DEG/ENaC ion channels in sensory mechanotransduction. In Molecular Sensors for Cardiovascular Homeostasis (Donna Wang, editor), Springer Science Academic Publishers, New York, USA.

  25. Voglis G. and Tavernarakis N. (2005) Mechanotransduction in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. In Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues, (Andre Kamkin and Irina Kiseleva, editors) Academic Book Russian International Publishers, Inc. Russia.
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  26. Bazopoulou M. D., Troulinaki K. and Tavernarakis N. (2004). Protein Turnover and ageing. In Focus on Protein Research (John W. Robinson, editor), Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, USA.

  27. Tavernarakis N., and Driscoll M. (2001) Cell/Neuron degeneration. In The Encyclopedia of Genetics, Vol. 1, (Sydney Brenner and Jeffrey Miller, editors). Academic Press, New York, USA.