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UNINA9911096579303321 |
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Fossel Michael |
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Titolo |
Cells, aging, and human disease / / Michael B. Fossel |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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9780195302540 |
9780190286262 |
0190286261 |
9780197700518 |
0197700519 |
9781280481413 |
1280481412 |
9780198032199 |
0198032196 |
9781433700804 |
1433700808 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (504 p.) |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2004. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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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 |
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UNINA9911140067603321 |
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Autore |
Saunders Ben |
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Titolo |
Do the gods wear capes? : spirituality, fantasy, and superheroes / / Ben Saunders |
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London, : Continuum, 2011 |
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1-4411-1311-8 |
1-283-12252-9 |
9786613122520 |
1-4411-2722-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (191 p.) |
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Collana |
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New directions in religion and literature |
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Superheroes - Psychological aspects |
Superheroes |
Religion |
Spirituality |
Fantasy |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Power of Love; Chapter One: Superman: Truth, Justice, and All that Stuff; Chapter Two: Wonder Woman: Bondage and Liberation; Chapter Three: Spider-Man: Heroic Failure and Spiritual Triumph; Chapter Four: Iron Man: Techno-Faith; Coda: Modern Gods; Appendix: On the Place of Superhero Studies within Comics Studies; Notes; Index |
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Brash, bold, and sometimes brutal, superheroes might seem to epitomize modern pop-culture at its most melodramatic and mindless. But according to Ben Saunders, the appeal of the superhero is fundamentally metaphysical - even spiritual - in nature. In chapter-length analyses of the early comic book adventures of Superman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and Iron-Man, Saunders explores a |
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number of complex philosophical and theological issues, including: the problem of evil; the will-to-power; the tension between intimacy and vulnerability; and the challenge of love, in the face of mortality. He conclu |
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