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Biology of Aging

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Authors:
  1. Alvaro Macieira-Coelho

    1. INSERM, Versailles, France

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  • A new perspective on molecular gerontology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology (PMSB, volume 30)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Historical and Current Concepts of the Mechanisms of Aging

    • Alvaro Macieira-Coelho
    Pages 1-23

  3. Basic Determinants of Longevity

    • Alvaro Macieira-Coelho
    Pages 25-60

  4. Aging of the Mammalian Organism

    • Alvaro Macieira-Coelho
    Pages 61-128

  5. Neoplastic Growth Through the Human Life Span

    • Alvaro Macieira-Coelho
    Pages 129-150

  6. The Centenarians

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    Pages 151-155

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 157-192
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About this book

The survival of the human species has improved significantly in modern times. During the last century, the mean survival of human populations in developed countries has increased more than during the preceding 5000 years. This improvement in survival was accompanied by an increase in the number of active years. In other words, the increase in mean life span was accompanied by an increase in health span. This is now accentuated by progress in medicine reducing the impact of physiologic events such as menopause and of patho­ logical processes such as atherosclerosis. Up to now,research on aging, whether theoretical or experimental, has not contributed to improvement in human survival. Actually, there is a striking contrast between these significant modifications in survival and the present knowledge of the mechanisms of human aging. Revealed by this state of affairs are the profound disagreements between gerontologists in regard to the way oflooking at the aging process. The definition of aging itself is difficult to begin with because of the variability of how it occurs in different organisms.

Authors and Affiliations

  • INSERM, Versailles, France

    Alvaro Macieira-Coelho

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biology of Aging

  • Authors: Alvaro Macieira-Coelho

  • Series Title: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18994-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-43827-4Published: 21 October 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62398-1Published: 30 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-18994-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0079-6484

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-8484

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 192

  • Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Developmental Biology, Cancer Research

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