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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451693603321

Autore

Arking Robert

Titolo

The biology of aging [[electronic resource] ] : observations and principles / / Robert Arking

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-53299-8

0-19-972762-7

1-4294-0027-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 604 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

612.6/7

Soggetti

Aging

Physiology, Comparative

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-590) and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is aging? -- Why do we age? -- How do we age? -- What is the mechanistic basis of aging and senescence? -- An integrated theory of aging -- What can we do about aging?

Sommario/riassunto

Introducing aging, this book defines it, describes the statistics and parameters that measure it, compare it in different species and models, and focuses the material back onto human aging and its clinical and demographic outcomes.