TY - BOOK AU - Clark,William R. TI - A Means to an End: The Biological Basis of Aging and Death SN - 9780195348392 AV - QH608.C53 1999 U1 - 612.6/7 PY - 2002/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press, Incorporated KW - Cells--Aging KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4701929 ER -