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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457980303321

Autore

Fossel Michael

Titolo

Cells, aging, and human disease / / Michael B. Fossel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-280-48141-2

9780195302540

0-19-803219-6

1-4337-0080-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Disciplina

612.6/7

Soggetti

Aging

Cells - Aging

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. The Context; 2. Cell Senescence; 3. Cell Senescence in Aging; 4. The Aging Cascade; 5. Cancer; 6. Parasitic Disease; Part II: The Aging Organism; 7. The Progerias; 8. The Skin; 9. Cardiovascular System; 10. Orthopedic Systems; 11. Hematopoetic and Immune Systems; 12. Endocrine Systems; 13. Nervous System; 14. Kidneys; 15. Muscle; 16. Gastrointestinal System; 17. The Eye; 18. Towards Therapy; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Explains human aging from genes to clinical disease. With over 4,000 references, this book explores both the fundamental processes of aging and the resultant tissue-by-tissue clinical pathology, detailing both research and state-of-the art clinical interventions in aging and age-related disease.