A means to an end : the biological basis of aging and death /
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| Author / Creator: | Clark, William R., 1938- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. |
| Description: | xv, 234 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3857976 |
Table of 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 Scenescence
- 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
- Biblography
- Index
