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Symposium CIBA Foundation |
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Titolo |
The lifespan of Animals [[electronic resource] ] : Volume 5: Colloquia on Ageing |
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0-470-71525-1 |
0-470-71494-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (389 p.) |
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Collana |
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Novartis Foundation Symposia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Aging |
Old age |
Human Anatomy & Physiology |
Health & Biological Sciences |
Physiology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CIBA FOUNDATION COLLOQUIA ON AGEING; PREFACE; CONTENTS; Chairman's opening remarks; Actuarial aspects of human lifespans; Discussion; Parental age effects on man; Discussion; Studies on the longevity and mortality of Englishthorough-bred horses; Discussion; Lifespan of cattle and horses under various climatic con-ditions and the reasons for premature culling; Discussion; Onset of disease and the longevity of rat and man; Discussion; Lifespans of mammalian and bird populations in nature; Discussion; Arteriosclerosis in birds; Discussion |
Relation of lifespan to brain weight and body weight in mammalsDiscussion; A review of the lifespans and mortality rates of fish in nature and their relation to growth and other physiological charac-teristics; Discussion; Physiological changes accompanying ageing in fishes; Discussion; Longevity of fishes in captivity with special reference to those kept in the New York Aquarium; Discussion; Factors influencing the lifespan of bees; Discussion; The biology of ageing in insects; Discussion; The rate of ageing in Drosophila subobscra; Discussion; Group Discussion; Chairman's closing remarks |
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