Arking, Robert. <br/><br/>
The biology of aging :  observations and principles / 
Robert Arking. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Oxford ;;New York :  Oxford University Press,  2006 
 - xiv, 604 p. :  ill.   25.5 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-590) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195167399 ;0195167392  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aging<br/>Aging
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WT 104  / .A75 2006