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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 27 January 1995

    • ISBN 9780521417884
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages224 pages
    • Size 236x157x21 mm
    • Weight 542 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 34 b/w illus. 10 tables
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    Short description:

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

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    Long description:

    This book presents a completely novel approach to the understanding of ageing, which many believe is an unsolved problem in biology. It explains why ageing exists in animals, and reviews our understanding of it at the biological level. This includes a discussion of the origins and evolution of ageing. The book is not a review of research on ageing, but instead draws on material from a wide range of disciplines, including the very extensive biomedical information about age-related diseases in humans. Understanding Ageing argues that much research needs to be done on the cellular and molecular aspects of ageing, if the origins of these diseases are to be understood, and their prevention made possible. This thought-provoking book will appeal to all students and researchers who are interested in ageing, whether they are working in the clinical or basic research sphere.

    'Robin Holliday offers a superb overview with emphasis on the cellular and molecular biology of ageing ...' Nature

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    Table of Contents:

    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.

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