Biology of Aging

Observations and Principles

Robert Arking (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

410 Seiten

1998 | 2nd Revised edition
Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-87893-043-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This work looks at the biological mechansims of ageing in four parts. It looks at the definition and measurement of ageing; the evolution and description of ageing; theories of ageing; and prospects within research and the societal field of ageing.

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This is a complete, class-tested overview of the biological processes underlying aging at the molecular, cellular, organismal and population levels. Although intended as a textbook of gerontology for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in biological or biomedical fields, Biology of Aging will also be of interest to professionals and general readers with a background in general biology.

Inhalt

Part 1 Observations - definition and measurement of aging: perspectives on aging; measurement of aging changes in population; measurement of aging changes in individuals - a methodological overview. Part 2 Observations - evolution and description of aging: evolutionary and comparative aspects of longevity; human aging; genetic determinants of longevity; empirical methods of modifying longevity. Part 3 Principles - theories of aging: concepts and theories of aging; stochastic theories of aging; programmed theories of aging; aging as an intracellular based process; aging as a breakdown of intercellular regulatory process. Part 4 Conclusions and prospects: is there a common aging mechanism?; aging research and societal goals.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.8.1998
• Zusatzinfo: bibliography, indexes
• Verlagsort: Sunderland
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 188 x 245 mm
• Gewicht: 1179 g
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• ISBN-10: 0-87893-043-4 / 0878930434
• ISBN-13: 978-0-87893-043-2 / 9780878930432
• Zustand: Neuware