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035			_a(OCoLC)1056201427
060			_aWT104 _b.M336 2019
100	1		_aMcDonald, Roger B.
245	1	0	_aBiology of aging / _cRoger B. McDonald.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aBoca Raton : _bCRC Press/Taylor & Francis, _cc2019.
300			_axxii, 432 p. : _bill. (chiefly col.)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aBasic concepts in the biology of aging -- Measuring biological aging -- Evolutionary theories of longevity and aging -- Cellular aging -- Genetics of longevity -- Plant senescence -- Human longevity and life span -- Common functional loss associated with aging -- Common time-dependent disease in humans -- Modulating human aging and longevity -- The implications of an extended healthspan -- Appendix: US life table calculations.
520			_aBiology of Aging presents the biological principles that have led to a new understanding of the causes of aging and describes how these basic principles help one to understand the human experience of biological aging, longevity, and age-related disease. Intended for undergraduate biology students, it describes how the rate of biological aging is measured; explores the mechanism underlying cellular aging; discusses the genetic pathways that affect longevity in various organisms; outlines the normal age-related changes and the functional decline that occurs in physiological systems over the lifespan; and considers the implications of modulating the rate of aging and longevity. The book also includes end-of-chapter discussion questions to help students assess their knowledge of the material.
650		4	_aAging _xPhysiology.
650		4	_aCellular senescence _xPhysiology.
650		4	_aLongevity _xPhysiology.
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