Biology of Aging

Biology of Aging
ISBN-10
1317970829
ISBN-13
9781317970828
Series
Biology of Aging
Category
Science
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
2013-07-02
Publisher
Garland Science
Author
Roger B. McDonald

Description

Biology of Aging presents the biological principles that have led to a new understanding of the causes of aging and describes how these basic principles help one to understand the human experience of biological aging, longevity, and age-related disease. Intended for undergraduate biology students, it describes how the rate of biological aging is measured; explores the mechanisms underlying cellular aging; discusses the genetic pathways that affect longevity in various organisms; outlines the normal age-related changes and the functional decline that occurs in physiological systems over the lifespan; and considers the implications of modulating the rate of aging and longevity. The book also includes end-of-chapter discussion questions to help students assess their knowledge of the material.

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