Robin Holliday

Understanding Ageing

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explains why ageing exists, reviews our understanding of it at the biological level and discusses age-related diseases.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780521478021
• ISBN-10: 0521478022
• Artikelnr.: 21685535

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Author's note
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The evolved anatomical and physiological design of mammals
3. Maintenance of the adult organism
4. Theories of ageing
5. Cellular ageing
6. Genetic programmes for ageing
7. The evolution of longevity
8. Human disease and ageing
9. A better understanding of ageing
Notes
References
Author index
Subject index.