Evolutionary Biology of Aging [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Rose Michael R
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| Titolo: |
Evolutionary Biology of Aging [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 574.372 |
| Soggetto topico: | Aging |
| Evolution | |
| Biological Evolution | |
| Physiology | |
| Human Anatomy & Physiology | |
| Health & Biological Sciences | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; 1 The Evolutionary Theory of Aging; 2 Observation of Aging; 3 Experimental Tests of the Evolutionary Theory of Aging; 4 Genetic Mechanisms for the Evolution of Aging; 5 Comparative Biology of Aging; 6 An Evolutionary Perspective on Organismal Theories of Aging; 7 An Evolutionary Perspective on Cellular and Molecular Theories of Aging; 8 The Future of Gerontology; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The author of this monograph proposes an evolutionary theory of senescence - that the force of natural selection declines proportionally with age after the onset of reproduction. He elaborates with evidence from cell biology, physiology and gerontology. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Evolutionary Biology of Aging |
| ISBN: | 1-280-45105-X |
| 0-19-802272-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454632303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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