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The biology of aging : observations and principles / Robert Arking.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ;;New York : Oxford University Press, 2006Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiv, 604 p. : ill. 25.5 cmISBN:
  • 9780195167399 ;0195167392
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WT 104
Contents:
Perspectives on aging -- Measuring age-related changes in populations -- Measuring age-related changes in individuals -- Evolutionary and comparative aspects of longevity and senescence -- Human aging -- Altering aging: interventions that modify longevity and senescence -- Genetic determinants of longevity in animal models -- Genetic and social aspects of aging in humans -- Mechanisms underlying the transition from health to senescence -- Stochastic theories of aging -- Systemic theories of senescence -- Senescence as a breakdown of intracellular regulatory processes -- Senescence as a breakdown of intercellular regulatory processes -- A theory of aging over the life span -- Aging-related research and its impact on society.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-590) and index.

Perspectives on aging -- Measuring age-related changes in populations -- Measuring age-related changes in individuals -- Evolutionary and comparative aspects of longevity and senescence -- Human aging -- Altering aging: interventions that modify longevity and senescence -- Genetic determinants of longevity in animal models -- Genetic and social aspects of aging in humans -- Mechanisms underlying the transition from health to senescence -- Stochastic theories of aging -- Systemic theories of senescence -- Senescence as a breakdown of intracellular regulatory processes -- Senescence as a breakdown of intercellular regulatory processes -- A theory of aging over the life span -- Aging-related research and its impact on society.

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