The causes of aging / Andrew P. Wickens.
"In life, aging is our constant and often unwanted companion that increasingly forces us to confront the unpleasant truth of our own mortality. Aging is first and foremost a biological process and this book is essentially a guide to some of the most important scientific theories that have emerg...
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Australia :
Harwood Academic Pub.,
[1998]
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Table of Contents:
- About the Author
- Preface
- Ch. 1. The Characteristics of Aging
- Ch. 2. The Evolution of Aging
- Ch. 3. Genes and Aging
- Ch. 4. Genetic Theories of Aging
- Ch. 5. The Cellular Basis of Aging
- Ch. 6. The Hayflick Limit
- Ch. 7. Metabolism and Aging
- Ch. 8. The Hormonal Basis of Aging
- Ch. 9. Sex and Aging
- Ch. 10. The Immunological Basis of Aging
- Ch. 11. Calorie Restriction and Life Extension
- Ch. 12. Future Prospects
- References
- Index.