Biology of Aging : Observations and Principles.
Title:
Biology of Aging : Observations and Principles.
Author:
Arking, Bob.
ISBN:
9780199727629
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (619 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Part I: What Is Aging? -- 1 Perspectives on Aging -- 2 Measuring Age-related Changes in Populations -- 3 Measuring Age-related Changes in Individuals -- Part II: Why Do We Age? -- 4 Evolutionary and Comparative Aspects of Longevity and Senescence -- Part III: How Do We Age? -- 5 Human Aging -- 6 Altering Aging: Interventions That Modify Longevity and Senescence -- 7 Genetic Determinants of Longevity in Animal Models -- 8 Genetic and Social Aspects of Aging in Humans -- Part IV: What Is the Mechanistic Basis of Aging and Senescence? -- 9 Mechanisms Underlying the Transition from Health to Senescence -- 10 Stochastic Theories of Aging -- 11 Systemic Theories of Senescence -- 12 Senescence as a Breakdown of Intracellular Regulatory Processes -- 13 Senescence as a Breakdown of Intercellular Regulatory Processes -- Part V: An Integrated Theory of Aging -- 14 A Theory of Aging over the Life Span -- Part VI: What Can We Do about Aging? -- 15 Aging-related Research and Its Impact on Society -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
Introduces aging, defines it, describes the statistics and parameters that measure it, and compares it in different species and models. This work focuses the material back onto human aging and its clinical and demographic outcomes. It provides an overview of a rapidly changing field, and reflects the changes, the disputes, and the glut of data.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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