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An introductory text to the biology of aging and longevity, offering a thorough review of the field.
List of contents
- Part I: What is Aging?
- Chapter 1. Perspectives on Aging.
- Chapter 2. Measuring Age-related Changes in Populations
- Chapter 3. Measuring Age-related Changes in Individuals
- Part 2: Why Do We Age?
- Chapter 4 Evolutionary and Comparative Aspects of Longevity and Senescence
- Part 3: What Mechanisms Modulate Our Longevity?
- Chapter 5 Interventions That Modify Longevity
- Chapter 6 Genetic and Social Aspects Affecting Human Longevity
- Chapter 7 Genetic Determinants of Longevity in Animal and Human Models
- Part 4: What Mechanisms Modulate Our Aging and Senescence?
- Chapter 8 What Mechanisms Underlie the Transition from Health to Senescence
- Chapter 9 Human Senescent Phenotypes
- Chapter 10 Stochastic Mechanisms of Senescence
- Chapter 11 Systemic Mechanisms of Senescence
- Chapter 12 Senescence as a Breakdown of Intracellular Regulatory Processes.
- Chapter 13 Senescence as a Breakdown of Intercellular Regulatory Processes
- Part 5: An Integrated View of Longevity and Aging Mechanisms
- Chapter 14 Biological Theories of Senescence and the Evolution of Extended Longevity
- Chapter 15 Aging -related Research and It's Impact on Society.
- References
- Index
About the author
Robert Arking is Professor of Biological Sciences at Wayne State University. His research delves into the mechanisms underlying both senescence and extended longevity in Drosophila. He has published widely on these topics, and is a Fellow of both the Gerontology Society of America and the American Aging Association. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Salzburg, Austria; and was twice invited to serve as an "Expert Visiting Professor" at Pusan University in South Korea.
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An introductory text to the biology of aging and longevity, offering a thorough review of the field.
