A Means to an End : The Biological Basis of Aging and Death.
Clark, William R.
A Means to an End : The Biological Basis of Aging and Death. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (252 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Aging, Senescence, and Lifespan -- 2. The Nature of Cellular Senescence and Death -- 3. The Evolution of Senescence and Death -- 4. Of Embryos and Worms and Very Old Men: The Developmental Genetics of Senescence and Lifespan -- 5. Human Genetic Diseases That Mimic the Aging Process -- 6. Cycling to Senescence -- 7. Replicative Immortality: Cancer and Aging -- 8. Caloric Restriction and Maximum Lifespan -- 9. With Every Breath We Take: Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence -- 10. The Aging Brain -- 11. A Conditional Benefit -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
9780195348392
Cells--Aging.
Electronic books.
QH608.C53 1999
612.6/7
A Means to an End : The Biological Basis of Aging and Death. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (252 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Aging, Senescence, and Lifespan -- 2. The Nature of Cellular Senescence and Death -- 3. The Evolution of Senescence and Death -- 4. Of Embryos and Worms and Very Old Men: The Developmental Genetics of Senescence and Lifespan -- 5. Human Genetic Diseases That Mimic the Aging Process -- 6. Cycling to Senescence -- 7. Replicative Immortality: Cancer and Aging -- 8. Caloric Restriction and Maximum Lifespan -- 9. With Every Breath We Take: Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence -- 10. The Aging Brain -- 11. A Conditional Benefit -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
9780195348392
Cells--Aging.
Electronic books.
QH608.C53 1999
612.6/7