Evolutionary biology of aging /

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In this provocative book on the process of growing old, Michael Rose goes right to the heart of the fundamental "unsolved problem" of biology. Why do we grow old? The proposed theory is that to understand aging we must understand its evolution; only then do its taxonomic distribution and i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rose, Michael R. (Michael Robertson), 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Temas:
Aging.
Evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Aging
Biological Evolution
Vieillissement.
Évolution.
Évolution (Biologie)
evolution.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Evolution
Altern
Evolutionsbiologie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Evolutionary Theory of Aging
  • Observation of Aging
  • Experimental Tests of the Evolutionary Theory of Aging
  • Genetic Mechanisms for the Evolution of Aging
  • Comparative Biology of Aging
  • An Evolutionary Perspective on Organismal Theories of Aging
  • An Evolutionary Perspective on Cellular and Molecular Theories of Aging
  • The Future of Gerontology.

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