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Robert Arking

Biology of Longevity and Aging

Observations and Principles

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The latest edition of Robert Arking's seminal text on the biology of aging takes on an extended title, since the field of gerontology has advanced to a point at which it is possible to separate the topic into two implicit subsets, longevity and aging. This multi-faceted description of the biology of aging guides the reader through increasingly interesting answers to seven fundamental questions: What is aging? Why do we age? What mechanisms support extended longevity? What determines the onset of senescence? What is the mechanistic basis of senescence? Why do humans live so long? And lastly, what pro-longevity societal interventions are needed… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-0-19-938797-7
  • EAN: 9780199387977
  • Produktnummer: 29453886
  • Verlag: Oxford University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 672 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 47'455 KB
  • Auflage: 4. Auflage
  • Abbildungen: 187

Über den Autor


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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