Longevity & Evolution

Gustavo Barja (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2012
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61470-902-2 (ISBN)

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Reviews research on various theories and mechanisms responsible for the rate of ageing and maximum longevity of different animals including birds, mammals and humans (to explain how do we age and the velocity of the ageing process). This book also deals with the historical evolutionary explanations of ageing and longevity ('why' do we age).

This book reviews research on presently known theories and mechanisms responsible for the rate of ageing and maximum longevity of different animals including birds, mammals and humans (to explain how" do we age and the velocity of the ageing process). In addition, this book deals with the historical evolutionary explanations of ageing and longevity ("why" do we age). The mechanisms discussed include mitochondria and oxygen free radicals, the presence of macromolecules constitutively highly resistant to deleterious modification in the tissues of long-lived animals, insulin/IGF-1 like signalling, telomere shortening, dietary restrictions, and other proposed molecular mechanisms.

Preface; Household Deleveraging: Why is Consumer Debt Falling?; Saving Rates in the United States: Calculation & Comparison; The Fall & Rise of Household Saving; Saving Incentives: What May Work, What May Not; Index.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	410 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie
ISBN-10	1-61470-902-5 / 1614709025
ISBN-13	978-1-61470-902-2 / 9781614709022
Zustand	Neuware