Sex and the origins of death / / William R. Clark ; [illustrations by Celine Park]
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| Autore: |
Clark William R. <1938->
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| Titolo: |
Sex and the origins of death / / William R. Clark ; [illustrations by Celine Park]
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 574.87/65 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cell death |
| Death (Biology) | |
| Apoptosis | |
| Sex (Biology) | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1996. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-185) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Prologue; 1. Death of a Cell; 2. A Second Face of Death; 3. Sex, Segregation, and the Origins of Cellular Death; 4. From Sex to Death: The Puzzle of Senescence; 5. A Hierarchy of Cells: The Definition of Brain Death; 6. Standing at the Abyss: Viruses, Spores and the Meaning of Life; 7. Coming to Closure; Epilogue; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In Sex and the Origins of Death, Professor William Clark looks at life and death at a cellular level, as he addresses questions such as why we age, why death exists, and why sex and death go hand in hand. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Sex and the origins of death |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770198-1 |
| 0-19-802660-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828752303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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