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M.-F. Schulz-Aellen (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0817639640 | ISBN-13: 978-0817639648 | Edition: 1

This text combines a scientific and medical description of ageing with a critical review of ways to prolong life. The first part gives an overview of the complex biological mechanisms of ageing and of the consequences of tissue and system ageing in humans. The role of genetic and environmental factors influencing the rate of ageing in several species is discussed. The second part of the text evaluates the various means that may slow down the physiological and psychological effects of ageing - such as life styles, behavioural variables, medical interventions and vitamin supplementation. Biotechnology and gene therapy are also becoming a part of medical interventions to prolong life.

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Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: Birkh�user Boston; 1 edition (January 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0817639640
ISBN-13: 978-0817639648
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
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Nature has provided millions of plant and animal species that display a wide range of life spans1 and different scenarios of aging. Read the first page

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prohibitin gene, senescent cells, maximum life span, mean life span, death genes, aged mice

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New York, United States, Nature Genet, Ageing Dev, Academic Press, Baltimore Longitudinal Study, Cancer Res, National Academy Press, Van Nostrand, Brain Res, Cancer Inst, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Normal Human Aging

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This book cites 56 books:

Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Fifth Edition (Handbooks of Aging) by Edward J. Masoro on 6 pages
Human Development and the Life Course: Multidisciplinary Perspectives by A. B. Sorensen on page 270, page 271, and page 274
Human Longevity by David W. E. Smith on page 94, and page 243
Modern Biological Theories of Aging by Huber R. Warner on page 268, and page 274
Stress, the Aging Brain, and the Mechanisms of Neuron Death (Bradford Books) by Robert M. Sapolsky on page 245, and page 269

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The Mechanisms of Aging and the Prologation of Life by Marie-Francoise Schulz-Aellen in Front Matter
Prolonging Health: Mastering the 10 Factors of Longevity by J. E. Williams on page 42
Human Senescence: Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspectives (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) by Douglas E. Crews in Back Matter
Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle (Molecular and Cell Biology Updates) by Reznick in Back Matter

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